Imagine Tarrantino doing an addiction-Recovery flick...

Rating: 8/10 (20 September 1999)

Wow, Tough but rewarding movie to see. It viscerally puts you into the depravity and desperation of the drug scene, and the final liberation of one tough (and lucky) soul.
Fine acting, especially since most takes were FIRST takes - amazing. Particularly well acted by Robert Carlyle as Francis the "Psycho-buddy" whom no one needs to have as a friend.
See it, but ignore your judgment on the ugly but very powerful scenes; remember, you have to descend into their world in order to rise from it.