Quite possibly the best anti-drug movie ever made

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2005)

Trainspotting is one of the few movies that dares to be graphically real and not afraid of controversy to the point that they not only show the process of injecting heroin, but the state that an addict goes through when they withdrawal from heroin.
Not only does Trainspotting have a penchant for controversy and brazenness, it also has a cast of characters that, despite your best intentions, do grow on you. Such is the case with the violent psychopath Begbie (played with ferocious conviction by Robert Carlyle). Leading this talented cast of characters is Renton (played convincingly by Ewan McGregor). Renton is a heroin addict who shows just how desperate an addict is to get high in any way, even if that means diving through what could be classified as "The Worst Toilet in Scotland" to receive, um... "misplaced" drugs.
Trainspotting is definitely not for all tastes. It requires a strong stomach, an open-mindedness towards constant profanity, and an extensive knowledge of Scottish lingo.