
A wild, freeform, Rabelaisian trip through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends: Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy, dimbulb Spud, psycho Begbie, 14-year-old girlfriend Diane, and clean-cut athlete Tommy, who's never touched drugs but can't help being curious about them...... (Full plot summary below)
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A wild, freeform, Rabelaisian trip through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends: Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy, dimbulb Spud, psycho Begbie, 14-year-old girlfriend Diane, and clean-cut athlete Tommy, who's never touched drugs but can't help being curious about them...
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| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestAnother great movie from the guys who did Shallow Grave. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawTrainspotting is supercharged with sulphurous humour and brutal recklessness. |
| Empire MagazineNeil JeffriesAn unprecedented and unrivalled piece of entertainment. |
| Radio TimesAlan JonesUnapologetic and hard-hitting, Irvine Welsh's controversial bestseller is brought to the screen as a dazzling assault on the senses. |
| Spokesman-Review (Washington)Dan WebsterThere's no denying that the visual imagery boasted by Danny Boyle's Trainspotting rivals anything you're likely to see on the big screen. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergDanny Boyle's Trainspotting is a blast of ice-cold water across a sweaty brow; it's a lively, vibrant and pulsatingly addictive movie. |
| BBC.comAlmar Haflidasona movie that dares to challenge the audience |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsTed Prigge...we are taken full speed into a world of despair and self-destructiveness that is more fun than any action film, more thoughtful than any hokey Hollywood drama, and more clever than a typical Hollywood romantic comedy. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickThe film comes off as inventive and enlivening, even as it makes clear how destructive heroin is. |
| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeYou stop cringing and start smiling, laughing even, and these kids, who seem like aliens at first, grow on you. They're weirdly likable. |