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Title: The Shallow Depths
Review: The first half of this film is suggestive and intriguing. The second half becomes concrete and, while not exactly dull, let's say that the tremendous possibilities of the opening collapse to a single and rather prosaic storyline. By doing some, albeit limited, research into mathematics, Aronofsky succeeds in evoking the mystery in maths' connection with the ordinary world - however, a little more research or imaginative effort might have powered the film to still greater heights. This adds up to a shallow take on a profound subject, and it trades on the subject's genuine profundity in order to gives itself airs. Still many of the techniques rehearsed here see fruition in 'Requiem for a Dream', the latter being a much more satisfying piece of work.
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