Still As Brill As The Day It Was First Released.....

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2001)

What can I say..? What a movie indeed. First off, I will mention the cast who are brilliant all through out the film. With out a doubt. Ewan McGregor, a great actor made his acting name in this movie, playing "Mark Renton", the heroin addicted no good. Ewan's performance is always strong and it never fails. Trainspotting made him a start. So if you are a fan of him, this is a must because quite simply he plays this character with his eyes closed, to perfection.
Robert Carlyle even manages to let us see his wide range of acting skills by playing the extremely violent vicious character "Begbie". All though a small role for Carlyle a very rememorable one at that. A scary performance that will leave you thinking I can't believe he's just done that...
Others main people in the film are British actor Jonny Lee Miller as the heroin user turned pimp "Sick Boy" who likes to sell other people's passports to dodgy dealers and who knows a lot about Sean Connery. And the dumb, but stupidly nice "Spud", who can't help getting himself into all sorts of trouble here and there. Then there's "Diane", the girl who's got an old head on some young shoulders you might say.
Even when you've seen this movie over 10 times, you will then start to connect with them in someway or other. The characters are solid, and you never get tired of watching them on screen. One of the best scenes is right at the end, when Renton is walking over the bridge smiling. That just great, for some reason it's hard to put your finger on it. It just gives you a feeling of release now that Renton has become a good person again.
This movie is brilliant, probably the best British film of the last decade, for everything, script, scenes, filming, soundtrack (which including really great tunes from the likes of Underworld, Blur, Pulp, Leftfield, Lou Reed and not forgetting the infamous Iggy Pop) and the humour. Definitely one to watch, but not when you are sad. Watch it because you never forget it!