The Danny Boyle double feature continues! Despite being made almost a decade earlier, the cinematography is actually crisper than 28 Days Later. It still has that signature dream/hallucination sequence, though.Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) is a heroin addict in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he finally decides to go clean, he must contend with both his disaffected view of life and his addict friends who see him as just another commodity to be used.
There are lots of movies about addicts but only Trainspotting is simultaneously hilarious, fucked up, gross, and empathetic. The characters transcend their archetypes to become real, flawed people thanks to incredible casting and a smart script that utilizes their natural setting to best advantage. Requiem for a Dream has it beat in a general never-be-clean-again feeling but Trainspotting has re-watchability for days.
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