T2 Trainspotting

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Lou Suffer this did not disappoint. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review Evan B I was fifteen when I saw 'Trainspotting.' The film had already been out ten years by then, but watching it was a subversive epiphany for a teenager in the suburbs of the Midwest. The soundtrack introduced me to Underworld and Lou Reed, I crushed hard on Kelly MacDonald, and the ending scene scored by 'Born Slippy' became an indelible reference point as I grew up and began things, and had to began them again. I watched and re-watched, fascinated by the characters' twisted passion when it came to heroin and Sean Connery, by the unflinching look at how addicts living hit to hit simultaneously challenge respectable society whose addictions are subtler and more socially sanctioned. Watching 'T2' was a strange experience - I had aged alongside the characters, no longer a kid but ambivalent about the nature and obligations of adulthood. Career? Accountability? Respectability? As we can imagine any of the main actors uttering, "F@#k that." Was the strangeness due to being "a tourist in my own memory" as Sick Boy accuses Renton of? What is honest reflection and what is indulgent nostalgia? Do we need to atone for our past mistakes and betrayals, and if so, how the hell does one do that? 'T2' draws from the original but wisely does not attempt to recreate its electrifying subversiveness (probably impossible). It succeeds as a soberer examination of the themes that was ecstatically embraced in the first film. At its best, 'T2' provokes viewers who have come of the age with 'Trainspotting' to reckon with their own lives, their complicities and complacencies, their subtle betrayals of others and themselves against their best attempts at love and selflessness. An amazing sequel to an unrepeatable original. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/25 Full Review john w makes ypu smile with a fondness for the 90s , ticks every box Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/06/25 Full Review Craig H A worthy sequel to an iconic movie, its not as good as the first but that was impossible but it comes close and it's nice to get a sequel to a classic thats good and worthy. Loved spending time with these characters again now they're older and see that they pretty much haven't changed minus the skag and their dynamic and chemistry is still well and truly there despite 20 years passing, brilliantly shot flows by very well. Brilliant Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/25/24 Full Review Eric E After seeing the original recently, I could see that this film was a labor of love for all involved. Satisfying for fans of the original, but it could have been cut down by probably 20 minutes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Jerry F After watching the first movie I definitely had to watch the next one. This is one of the not so many movies that are as good as the first, but to be honest I liked it even better. Once again very entertaining filled with great acting, plot and direction. Definitely a must watch. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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