Intense

Rating: 10/10 (4 November 2000)

Not since the opening thirty minutes of Saving Private Ryan have I seen a more intense piece of filmmaking. Terrific acting (Ellen Burstyn should be given an Oscar right now), hyperkinetic editing, and a tremendous score by Kronos Quartet (who also worked on Heat), Requiem for a Dream is an amazing, disturbing film. It's power made it one of the best films I have ever seen, and one film that I never want to have to watch again.