stop your bitchin' and watch this flick

Rating: Null/10 (29 October 2003)

Granted, many have compared this to other previous and subsequent drug movies...doesn't detract from the fact that many are worth watching for their character PERFORMANCES and communication of the hell which is addiction...To name: Spun, Drugstore Cowboy, The Basketball Diaries, The Salton Sea...ALL worth watching. Drugs are too important a subject not to give due time. Regarding this flick...excellent feeling of Coney Island in its post heyday miasma (I am a native NY'er.. I should know the score by now), excellent perfs by Leto, Connelly, Burstyn, Wayons... Burstyn is NOT too simplistic as a previous reviewer suggests...believe me I know women like this of her age in the city. In short, Spot on.