Starmaking performance by Ewan McGregor

Rating: 8/10 (4 February 1999)

Ewan McGregor joins Diana Ross, Matt Dillon and Leonardo DiCaprio as the screen's best junkies. Seeing the movie at this late date (last night!), I can understand why he is one of the most sought-after actors. I did enjoy the movie, although I did not understand half of Robert Carlyle's dialogue, and it seems some characters are dropped inexplicably, and the end was a bit of a cheat. Danny Boyle's direction was great - can't wait for "The Beach".