Dirty, urgent, edge-of-your-seat brutal honesty

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2001)

Left me speechless. I honestly think maybe I should watch this film again before I write this review... I bought the dvd tonight and watched it alone. I am shocked after seeing this film. As the music cued the ending credits, I just sat in complete awe and tried to process my feelings on the movie, and just couldn't. I love 'Trainspotting,' which for those of you who have seen the movie, it puts a comedic spin on the truth to drug addiction. But this shows the raw & harsh reality of it all; Ellen Burstyn's performance is utterly tear-jerking, and you should see this film if for no other reason. I don't think the intent of this film is to induce feelings of sympathy for these characters, we as adults suffer the consequences of our actions, but I personally felt a sense of despair after seeing this, and for that I give it a 9/10, few movies can do that these days. This is the saddest film I have ever seen, and definitely one of the most moving, along with American Beauty & Magnolia.