A great film for anyone

Rating: 9/10 (9 July 2002)

In what can be described as one of the best movies to come out of Britain, Danny Boyle directed a film which will stand on its own for quite a long time. With a strong cast to back up the tongue in cheek dialogue, this film takes on another view of friendship unlike his previous work, Shallow Grave. Ewan McGregor was excellent as the troubled and weak Renton, giving us both a tragic hero, yet one with vices that tend to control him. Overall, I felt the story was very strong, and the other actors (Ewan Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Kevin McKidd and Kelly MacDonald) brought in a rather quirky and dysfunctional backdrop to Renton's troubles. One of the best anti-drug movies of all time, hopefully this is one which will be remembered for years to come.