AKA The Consequences of Drugs 101. The old woman's story deserves way more praise than the young kids' story. Great cinematography and visual storytelling here.

very dark but well executed movie

It will leave you feeling down for a while, but this is a prime example of an excellent, excellent film. One of my favourites.

how can a movie that starts entertaining end up tying your stomach in knots, leave it to the genius of aronofsky

My brain appreciated the direction and editing here with all the quick cuts, close ups, time lapse etc, but my stomach didn't. Acting is good here, but apart from the slick direction I didn't see the massive appeal of the movie.

Wow ..this is one dark movie! Bleak, unflinching, yet riveting plunge into the underbelly of drug addiction unerringly won me over! But is not for the weak at heart, nor the weak of stomache for that matter.

Around the tail end of Fall this film starts to get melodramatic and by the midpoint of Winter we have a full-fledged opera, but very few directors can tell a story with as much insight into human nature as Aronofsky. A real modern American film masterpiece and among the very best films of the decade. Its themes and the ways it deals with them demand attention, especially in the first half of this film before the story gets so crazy it loses much of its credibility.

5 points for a very sexy ending that you can watch for days and never get bored. Marlon Wayans!

I really love this movie even though sometimes it is very hard to watch. The characters pull you in and the story is gripping.