Review of Requiem for a Dream (2000) by Austin B — 13 Apr 2014
The message gets a bit muddled. Heroin and diet pills can destroy lives, but the characters are also destroyed by neglectful doctors (Sara's doctor not picking up on her hallucinations, Harry's doctor ignoring the arm) and a justice system that fails to understand that many druggies are non-violent people that should face rehabilitation and not retribution (Marlon's narrative).
The message seems to be this: addiction is bad, drugs are bad, don't do them or they will destroy your lives, but too many extraneous variables are in the narrative. What is the film trying to say? I feel like it was just trying to be bleak and depressing for the sake of it.
Well-filmed though.
This review of Requiem for a Dream (2000) was written by Austin B on 13 Apr 2014.
Requiem for a Dream has generally received very positive reviews.
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