Review of Requiem for a Dream (2000) by Daniel C — 06 Feb 2016

Unlike other reviewers who rate movies subjectively with their feelings, I rate this movie five stars objectively based on the quality of the storytelling, direction, acting, music, and camera work. All five of these elements were top notch.

Was the movie difficult to watch? Yes. Did I want to curl up into the fetal position and hug my mother afterwords? Oh yes. Ellen Burstyn's performance of an amphetamine-addicted middle aged single mother that degenerates into drug-fueled insanity is perhaps the greatest acting Performance I've ever witnessed and will haunt me forever.

The Academy robbed her at the Oscars by giving it to Julia Roberts for Erin Brokovitch. One of the worst Oscar snubs, in my opinion. I'm sure the Oscar voters that year could have used a dose of objectivity themselves.