It is a brilliant intellectual adventure that fans of bold independent filmmaking will want to experience, even though the ending is something of a letdown.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The seductive thing about Aronofsky's film is that it is halfway plausible in terms of modern physics and math.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
This is very much a first feature, with all the hyperbolic, sometimes indiscriminate cinematic energy of a student film. But it's also sensational, a febrile meditation on the mathematics of existence.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Laura Miller
It's precisely when Pi is the most arty and least "commercial," when it's serving up head scratchers instead of intrigue, that it's most entertaining.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
For anyone who wants a movie to feed their intelligence and imagination more than their eyes and ears, Pi is a solid choice.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
The movie's freakazoid intensity gets to you, but there's something at once cramped and show-offy in Aronofsky's refusal to even slighty vary its atmosphere of shock-corridor burnout.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Eve Zibart
Pi may be the most engrossing piece of cyberpunk cinema yet.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
As smart as it is, Pi is awfully hard to watch. Filmed with hand-held cameras in splotchy black-and-white and crudely edited, it has the style and attitude of a no-budget midnight movie.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
In the end, it's primarily a brain teaser, obtuse and ultimately limited in its emotional impact.Read Full Review »
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