He can have the fat end in his.....

Rating: 9/10 (9 August 2001)

I love Trainspotting, it is a dark film which deals with a gruesome subject, that of heroin abuse and the effect it has on not only the users but those around them. It does this effectively by using humour - some of the scenes are laugh out loud funny especially to a Scot familiar with the type of characters, walk into any working mans club in Scotland and you will no doubt come across a Begbie (Robert Carlyle is superb in the role). Avoiding him is the best idea!
It's another of those Book vs. Movie debates - i haven't bothered to read the book yet so can't comment on its merits compared to the movie.

All in all an amusing look at a dark subject which thankfully does nothing to glamorise drugs - quite the opposite.
8/10