A hilarious and harsh look at drug addiction

Rating: 7/10 (12 April 2017)

The wild tale of a young heroin addict in Scotland, Trainspotting, based on a novel of the same name, makes for a strange and absurd film. Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) and his gang of addicts are stuck in a mindless loop of chasing a high. Renton tries to give it up but wants to have his last hit which leads to a disgusting scene in a public bathroom. Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) has plenty of opinions on pop culture and mocks Renton by quitting at the same time. Spud (Ewen Bremner) tries to stay unemployed but has to apply for jobs to continue to receive payments so bombs an interview by using speed. Begbie (Robert Carlyle) loves to fight and causes all sorts of altercations at the pub. Tommy (Kevin McKidd) is an honest kid but when a porn tape of him and his girlfriend is stolen it starts a downward spiral.
Sober, Renton looks for a woman to have sex with and encounters Diane (Kelly Macdonald) who is revealed after a night of love making to be underage. Other gang members have awful nights that including some pretty gross scenarios. Renton only remains off of heroin for a while until he falls back into the deplorable lifestyle. Robbing and corrupting, Renton descends into addiction until they discover Allison (Susan Vidler) screaming. Her child, who had been living in the drug dealer's apartment, is found dead. Renton becomes an even worse individual and is arrested.
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