How did I love this movie? Let me count the ways..........

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 1999)

WOW!!!!! The last movie I saw that came anywhere near captivating me as much as this one did was "A Clockwork Orange." This movie is absolutely wondrous: beautiful, stylish, heartbreaking, thought-provoking, hilarious, obscene, terrifying, arousing, and extremely quotable. It also has a fantastic soundtrack. This was the star-maker for Ewan McGregor, and very deservingly so. He's nothing short of splendid. It is a rare actor who can do with this role what he did. He is truly unforgettable. All of the other characters were wonderfully developed, with all concerned doing a marvelous job. The editing, direction, sets, etc. were all fabulous. Begbie's creeping menace was scarier than hell! Sick Boy was poignant, funny, and devious all at the same time. Diane was likable because she's a teenage girl who knows what she wants- a rarity in movies. I've never been so close to puking while still laughing as I was during the Spud-in-his-girlfriend's-kitchen scene. My roommate cried her eyes out at baby Dawn's unhappy fate. That's about it: we laughed, we cried, we hurled. A movie quite beyond compare, and one that I suggest to anyone wanting to see what a true tour-de-force looks like.