Brilliant but very disturbing

Rating: 8/10 (15 November 2000)

A chronicle of four people (Jared Leto, Marlon Wayans, Jennifer Connolly and Ellen Burstyn) and their drug addictions and what it does to their lives. Starts off OK but becomes darker and more disturbing as it goes along. It ends with a montage showing what happens to all four of them--this sequence contains some of the most harrowing imagery I've ever seen in a film. Honestly, I don't think I'll ever see it again--it's that graphic! Still, see the film. Leto is OK; Wayans is (surprisingly) pretty good; Connolly is excellent--I've never liked her until now; and Burstyn is simply superb--a sure Oscar winner if I ever saw one. Well, worth seeing but very disturbing. Unfortunately, this film has an NC-17 rating. That's too bad--it should have an R rating so high school kids could see it. This would turn them off drugs for good!