Awesome, fantastic!

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2004)

I had heard a lot about this movie and I'd even proceeded to read a couple of pages off the book before I saw the movie. But nothing I'd heard about prepared me for what I was to witness. The movie is a fantastic depiction of drug addiction and the depths to which one might sink when afflicted by an addiction such as this.
Some scenes in the movie might be pretty disturbing, but it is certainly worth sitting through. The end might not be as interesting as one might expect, but the whole movie is an experience one shouldn't miss out on. Perhaps one of Ewan McGregor's best performances.
The other actors put in stellar performances that make this a definite must see. Renton's monologue on Scottish patriotism is something one should certainly hear.