Fresh
A staccato narrative parallels the experiences and hallucinations of a woman on drugs with those of her son and his friends.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Overview
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Director and cast
- Darren Aronofsky Director
- Ellen Burstyn as Sara Goldfarb
- Jared Leto as Harry Goldfarb
- Jennifer Connelly as Marion Silver
- Marlon Wayans as Tyrone C. Love
- Christopher McDonald as Tappy Tibbons
- Louise Lasser as Ada
- Marcia Jean Kurtz as Rae
- Janet Sarno as Mrs. Pearlman
- Suzanne Shepherd as Mrs. Scarlini
- Joanne Gordon as Mrs. Ovadia
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Burnished camerawork and ex-Pop Will Eat Itself head Mansell's part-punchy, part-elegiac score reinforce and counterpoint the increasingly nightmarish visuals.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
[It] may be a bummer to some audiences, so harsh is its view of the drug culture. But no one interested in the power and magic of movies should miss it.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
If this is the future of cinema, I'd rather be home watching television.
Christopher Kelly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Fresh
Conveys, visually, sonically and dramatically, the siren call of addiction like no other movie has.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
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