Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Release Date: 04/07/2009
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DHMA/DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 94 min
Flags: Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Alliance
Mark Renton (
Ewan McGregor), a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically depressed Edinburgh. Like most of his friends, Renton is a heroin addict who loves the drug's blissful nothingness; financing his habit also provides excitement and challenges that his life otherwise lacks. Renton's two best friends are also junkies: Sick Boy (
Jonny Lee Miller), a snappy dresser obsessed with James Bond, and Spud (
Ewan Bremner), a guileless nerd who suggests
Pee Wee Herman's debauched cousin. Renton and his pals also hang out with Begbie (
Robert Carlyle), a borderline psychotic who loathes junkies even though he drinks like a fish. After one too many brushes with the law, Renton kicks heroin and moves to London, where he finds a job, a flat, and something close to peace of mind. However, Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud all arrive at his doorstep on the trail of a big score, leading Renton back into drugs and crime.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
