A Post-Trainspotting Look at Heroin

Rating: 8/10 (18 November 2014)

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions become stronger.
Following the 1990s heroin epidemic and grunge scene, and the film that may have best captured the period ("Trainspotting"), it seemed like heroin was a dead topic for film, at least for the time being. But not long after that ground-breaker came another one, "Requiem", which pushed the envelope even more.
Darren Aronofsky is amazing. Not simply because he made this great film, a huge undertaking compared to previous success "Pi". But he pushed the limits of expectations, just as he continues to do today (2014). He helped cement Jared Leto as an actor, and made everyone believe that Marlon Wayans could be a serious actor.