Great movie about drug addicts

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 2004)

I've only drank alcohol and never even smoked so much as cigarette or cigar, I will never do drugs and never understand addicts. I'm a pharmacist and deal with these "scum" on a daily basis. It comes with the job. This being said, I truly enjoyed Trainspotting. It's a well acted, well directed story about addicts and why they do it. It's almost a documentary following the lives of some heroin addict friends narrarated by the main character played by Ewan McGregor. His performance alone is worth watching but the movie has its merits too. If you don't understand addicts or their world, this is the movie to see. It paints a realistic and very gloomy portrayal of their lives and worlds. It's not pro-drug or anti-drug. It just tells a story about drugs and their addicts (Trust me, the drugs own the addict and not the other way around). If anything, it should convince you not to do drugs unless you think what they go through is somehow glamorous. If you do, you're sick. I don't recommend eating during this movie (like I did) due to some of the graphic content. Otherwise, watch and learn.