The most hard hitting British movie in years...

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2007)

I'd heard of this but kept putting it on hold because I thought the movie would be similar to Requiem for a Dream, which is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I guess it's love or hate with that but the direction, the cut scenes...I just couldn't get into it.
I managed to catch this on FilmFour and I was instantly hooked from the first word. Who needs all that, when you've got heroine? The viewer is sent on a roller-coaster ride in the eyes of Renton and the general person can instantly relate to him. Whilst he is a bad person for being on drugs, it's evident to see he is a good man but because of circumstances he's forced to spiral down the wrong hole.
I won't spoil it for you, just watch it but let me tell you something if you haven't seen it.
Embrace yourselves for one of the most thrilling, exciting and heart-beating endings in movie history. It's magical. If you like it, you'll have shivers running down your spine at the end of it. Guaranteed. Choose life!