Extremely ambitious but hard to watch....

Rating: Null/10 (12 May 2011)

Trainspotting is a fast-paced, uncomfortable, and very ambitious film about the heroin addiction of Mark Renton.
Boyle is a great director and I have thought that of him for some time now. His films 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours' strengths lie on his ability to conjure up real excitement and passion, and it always comes across perfectly. His direction is needed in this fast-paced script. The dialogue is pretty brilliant, and there is a lot of it, so a lot of it may pass over you without even knowing it. However, it's pace allows it to always be entertaining. The film is darkly funny, but it also disturbed me and made me feel uncomfortable in a way, especially in the most brutal scenes.
I am noting that this is actually not an actual review, but at at this moment I don't have enough strength in me to write an actual review of the film. I don't think anything should really be talked about in terms of plot, and in a way time will be needed for me to fully grasp it. Surely recommended.