Visual poetry, and poetry is not for everyone.

Rating: 8/10 (22 November 2006)

I just saw this movie and it is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It's the emotional equivalent to Requiem For a Dream, but the subject matter is obviously very different.
Let me first say that this movie is not for everyone. It's for people who don't like to have plot lines shoved down their throats. It's for people who like to think and talk about the movie they've just seen with their friends. It's for people to look back on and try to pull apart the pieces to see where it all fits. The message is clear, the story can be confusing at times, and it's almost open for interpretation by the end.
This movie is truly visual poetry. After seeing it, I feel like I've just come away from a very strange but magnificent poem that dealt with life, love, and death. Don't go in expecting a straightforward story full of action and suspense. Expect poetry. Something visually and audibly beautiful.
I have newfound respect for Hugh Jackman as an actor. His performance was just incredible as, essentially, three different roles. I thought he was more of a one trick pony, but I was obviously wrong.
Darren Aronofsky has created a masterpiece to a select group of movie goers. The average movie viewer will either hate this movie or not know what to make of it. But for those of us who have somehow felt the movie click, well, it's like no other movie in the world, at least that I've ever seen.