Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (9 August 2001)

This film came as no surprise to me that it was as brilliant as it was. Having seen Darren Aronofsky's Pi I could not see how this could not be equally amazing. The film is truly shocking and really gives a horrifying look at drug abuse. The performances were spectacular but in particular from Ellen Burnstyn. Darren Aronofsky's direction is nothing short of brilliant and it is a shame that a film as good as this doesn't receive more recognition from the acadamy when you have the likes of Gladiator scooping awards (which is undeniably a great film), this for me was a better picture. And I cannot stress enough how good the performances were. Ellen Burnstyn should have won an oscar. A must see movie. An all time classic. And no surprise that it is currently ranked number 51 in the imdb all time top 250.