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Is Harry on the Boat? (2001)
It doesn't even explain the title!
I had read the book and that was a good read. The film had the usual cast you'd expect, a mixture from Human traffic, Hollyoaks, Eastenders and Ralph Little made a cameo. It didn't really translate to film that well, as it didn't explain the characters and their relationships enough. However it was shot well, in a kinda quirky style not too original though. In summary watch it for a laugh but the book is a lot less superficial.
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Shocking I agree but not fantastic by a long shot.
Yeah this film was shocking and disturbing. But that's what it was supposed to do. The camera work was elaborate but did it really need to be? I think it was over elaborate, too arty and generally tried too hard to be dirty, hip and dramatic.
The drug issue was not tackled all that well as I think it was overly biased towards the bad effects of drugs. It ends up almost trivialising the matter by portraying the message Drugs are bad, do not use them. Here is what will happen to you.' Rather than simply saying Here is what can happen...'
I think it could have been done a lot better and if it had then the film would be brilliant. However I came out of the cinema with the feeling that they had tried too hard, and that distracted the viewer from what could have been an excellent film.