Best film of 1996

Rating: Null/10 (5 April 1999)

One of the few films which earn its right to embellish in outrageous theatrics and pyrotechnics, and use techno/disco music to underscore dramatic scenes.
Ewan McGregor (a surprising choice for the young Obi-Wan Kenobi) is quite good in the lead, but the real charge the film gets comes from the menacing Robert Carlyle. Carlyle's bullying Begbie uses his terror tactics, his whimsical fight-starting, as a cover for (naturally) deeper insecurities. It's a classic performance, one of the decade's best.