magnificent young talent
witty script
wicked soundtrack

mix well, heat for 5 minutes, and proceed directly to injection of the sheer brilliance

May 15 2009 December 26 2009

Everytime I watch this movie I wonder what's so good about it. I think it could be a mix between the acting, the writing, the music and the directing. So... next time I'll probably stop wondering. This film didn't need a complicated plot in order to ... (read more) Everytime I watch this movie I wonder what's so good about it. I think it could be a mix between the acting, the writing, the music and the directing. So... next time I'll probably stop wondering. This film didn't need a complicated plot in order to be so great.

Some people really love this movie. I liked it, but it is simply so dark and miserable. Great performances, and sometimes funny, but not quite up my ally.

Movie with good taste and flicks

Good movie, not as amazing as it's been hailed, but a good movie nonetheless.

Now I watched this film last night with the knowledge that being English I must love it and think it is a fantastic example of British cinema, well it isn't.
Don't get me wrong it isn't a bad movie, certainly the director Danny Boyle's talent is as c... (read more) Now I watched this film last night with the knowledge that being English I must love it and think it is a fantastic example of British cinema, well it isn't.
Don't get me wrong it isn't a bad movie, certainly the director Danny Boyle's talent is as clear to see as his future Oscar success, the problem is your just not made to care about the characters enough.
I understand the premise of the movie, Trainspotting in stomach churning detail profiles the lives of a group of Scottish druggies in a real gritty way.
Well the reality is Trainspotting actually with the loosest of narratives feels like a test case for the BBFC and essentially pushes the envelop for the sake of pushing the envelope with little artistic justification.
For example at one point it becomes clear that a character contracts HIV, to be honest after the amount of extreme scenes that came before I really didn't care as I had no link to the characters.
In reference to the performances certainly Ewan Mcgregor is the best thing in the movie and one can clearly see the fact he would go onto bigger success in Hollywood.
Robert Carlyle on the other hand plays his role in a very one dimensional almost in a annoyingly irrelevant way and from watching Trainspotting no one would have guessed his future success.
In summary I am aware that I might just not be getting Trainspotting, I don't (as I have said in other reviews) get the male bonding thing so maybe I'm overlooking a integral element of the movie.
But the fact is I watched Trainspotting last night because I was bored and didn't want to go to bed and I would recommend maybe if your in a similar situation, otherwise I would watch something else.