A weird Cult classic!

Rating: 5/10 (8 January 2011)

Danny Boyle is a true talent. I loved 'Slumdog', and I guess that was a kinda film that correctly proved how talented he is. However, while watching 'Trainspotting', I was left disappointed. It's an absurd and weird journey, that has become a cult-classic ever since it released.
'Trainspotting' based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh, is about a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life.
Danny Boyle shows Drugs throughout in this 91-minute long feature. He is screaming in every frame, 'Drugs Are No Good'! His message is noble. But the writing and the direction, are so abstract, dark and brutal, that one fails to grasp the goings-on, at least I failed to understand it. Danny Boyle has been better, and I am sure about that!
Performance-Wise: Ewan McGregor does well, while Robert Carlyle hams to the hilt. Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller & Kevin McKidd are compelling. Kelly Macdonald stands out, with a fantastic performance. Others lend able support.
On the whole, A weird Cult classic, in each and every aspect. Watch this, but be prepared for a weird, weird, journey!