brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2006)

i cannot say enough about the importance of this film. it has everything one could ask for in a good British druggie film. its got dark humor, and actually gives a surprising twist to the argument of using heroin. unlike films like requiem for a dream, a film that has you scared senseless into never so much as looking at a syringe, trainspotting shows some of the decent pros of being a junkie. now this is not to say it promotes it, because we do see on several occasions of heroin wrecks lives in various horrifying ways. what trainspotting does is go deeper into why a person does it, having valid reasons, and seeing what is intriguing about heroin. on another note, the actors could not have been been more better suited for the roles they played. renton (ewan mcgregor) is the wonderfully likable and respectable main character, who we see going through an emotional roller-coaster throughout the film. the supporting cast is excellent as well. there's a variety of junkies, from those trying to clean up, to those who actually seem to want to continue to live this lifestyle, to my personal favorite, sickboy, the sean connery enthusiast. brilliant! i couldn't have asked for more from a film! ten out of ten!