Danny Boyle + Drug Movie = Awesome

Rating: 9/10 (17 January 2012)

If you want an honest, unflinching portrayal of drug use, then this is your movie! Trainspotting stars an excellent cast Ewan McGregor as "Renton," an Edinburgh twenty-something with no goals but to score some heroin. He and his "mates" run amok throughout the city looking for any way to get high and, along the way, must deal with sadistic girlfriends, juggling friendships, and avoiding withdrawal. Renton resolves to kick his addiction, but his past keeps coming back to haunt him.
Boyle doesn't pull any punches with his storytelling, giving us the good, the bad, and the ugly with equal force. And he does this with masterful cinematography, editing, and music. The acting is praiseworthy as well, providing a bevy of memorable performances, including Robert Carlysle as the psychotic "Begbie."
This film is one of the best films I've seen about this subject matter and one of the best to come out of modern British cinema!