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Movie Overview
Cast
• Sean Gullette
• Ben Shenkman
• Mark Margolis
Director
• Darren Aronofsky
MPAA Rating
R
Pi (1997)

REVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 89% Fresh
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B
"When the Torah is explained in mathematical terms, it's enough to make you want to take up second year trig - like the movie, a deeply flawed idea."  ColeSmithey.com  Cole Smithey

1.5/4
"...a frustrating and maddeningly confounding piece of work..."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

B
"This is a film that gives off a rich aroma of intellectual pursuit, but cannot digest the full intellectual and mystical meal it has cooked."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

"Delivers some thought-provoking questions about our digital age, numerology, and the hubris involved in all projects designed to decode the mystery of the universe. "  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3/4
"Transports us to a world that is like yet unlike our own, and, in its mysterious familiarity, is eerie, intense, and compelling."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3.5/4
"Even if you're the type who are intimidated by maths like me (to this day I insist that my high school maths teacher arrived at class on a broomstick!), then don't fret: adeptness at mathematics isn't a prerequisite for enjoying Pi."  Sci-Fi Movie Page  James O'Ehley

5/5
"Pi is like a Cronenberg film of the mind, where the unsettling images and lusts are driven by a desire for knowledge, not flesh."  Netflix  James Rocchi

7/10
"...like the value for pi, which has been calculated to one billion decimal places and counting, it does not fail to generate curiosity and speculation."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

3/4
"Pi is certainly about the burden of genius, but it very well may also be about mythical powers and faulty dogma in Judaism."  Bangitout.com  Jordan Hiller

3/4
"Clever and creepy as hell."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

6/10
"Ventures into challenging, intelligent subject matter that few other films dare to."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

3.5/4
"The intent is to create a living nightmare of psychological horror, and Aronofsky succeeds most unsettlingly."  TheMovieReport.com  Michael Dequina

2/5
"Features too many half-formed ideas to live up to its potential."  Mike Bracken's Horror Films  Mike Bracken

"I cannot recommend this film enough."  Cold Fusion Video Reviews  Nathan Shumate

8/10
"I found Cohen's quest to be interesting, but it sure made me uncomfortable to watch him writing around and screaming in pain every few minutes. Then again, then the search for truth is often painful, and so is math, for some of us."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

B
"An ambitious, stylish and intriguing first effort by Aronofsky and director of photography Matthew Libatique. If you're of a mind for an offbeat but fascinating film, give it a shot."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

9/10
"Pay attention!"  eFilmCritic.com  Scott Weinberg

7/10
"An imaginative, intellectually stimulating feature-film."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Susan Granger
OFCS Rating: 89% Fresh
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