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T2 Trainspotting
Danny Boyle
(2016)
112min
18 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Stella Papamichael
Two decades after
Trainspotting
captured the zeitgeist, director Danny Boyle reassembles the cast for this sequel loosely based on Irvine Welsh's novel
Porno
. This time it's less about living in the moment, more about reflecting on the past. Renton (Ewan McGregor) may have asserted to "Choose life", but his life has hit a wall; his state of mind beautifully captured with a touch of slapstick when he is again introduced on the run - only now on a treadmill. Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) ropes his old friend into another shady bit of business, psychotic Begbie (Robert Carlyle) aims to settle an old score, while Spud is still struggling with addiction. Plenty of dry humour leavens the drama, punctuated by brief pops of adrenaline-fuelled action to echo the original film, like a chase that culminates with Renton's shark-like grin over the bonnet of a car. The old soundtrack, too, is remixed with a more meditative tempo. But if the first film was an invigorating shot in the arm, this is a touching, slightly surreal nostalgia trip.
Summary
Recovering heroin addict Mark Renton returns to his Edinburgh roots after 20 years living overseas, hoping to make peace with the friends he abandoned. However, starting anew proves far from easy, especially when old partner in crime Begbie escapes from prison, still brooding on Renton's betrayal. Danny Boyle's drama sequel, starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner and Jonny Lee Miller.
Cast & Crew
Renton
Ewan McGregor
Simon "Sick Boy"
Jonny Lee Miller
Spud
Ewen Bremner
Francis Begbie
Robert Carlyle
Veronika
Anjela Nedyalkova
Diane
Kelly Macdonald
Gail
Shirley Henderson
Mikey Forrester
Irvine Welsh
Tulloch
Gordon Kennedy
Renton's father
James Cosmo
Nurse
Katie Leung
Director
Danny Boyle
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Sony
Guidance:
Violence, swearing, sex scenes, drug abuse, nudity
Available on:
DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
27 Jan 2017
Drama
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