Beautiful, disturbing, highly visual.

Rating: 9/10 (3 April 2001)

Requiem is a beautiful movie that you will have to dislike to appreciate. Highly confrontational, Darren Aronofsky's masterpiece brings the drug 'epidemic' to a level that Steven Soderbergh's 'Traffic' could not reach. This film is both visually and aurally appealing; Darren Aronofsky's direction and Clint Mansell's score provide a sympathetic realism that is much more frightening than any horror movie. Overall, Requiem For A Dream is cast , directed, acted, shot and written brilliantly, but I would be hesitant to recommend it to anyone with a weak stomach. Darren Aronofsky is definitely a director to look out for, and it is highly possible that he rescues the somewhat dull Batman franchise.