Speechless

Rating: Null/10 (1 November 2000)

Like others, I walked out of the theater speechless and my emotions were tangled up. This is the finest "anti-drug" film I have ever seen. What makes it great is that it shows, in graphic detail, the effects of drugs, on the mind, body and spirit. And it does so without getting preachy. The cinematography was a bit unnerving at first, but crucial to the film's message. Like the last great movie about drug users ("Drugstore Cowboy"), it is an exciting independent film that does not glamorize its subject, and its final minutes are actually optimistic (I kept waiting for "Spring"). Could be the best of the year.