T2 Trainspotting
2017
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Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald, Shirley Henderson, James Cosmo, Anjela Nedyalkova, Aiden Haggerty, John Bell, Logan Gillies, James McElvar, Connor McIndoe, Hamish Haggerty, Ben Skelton
Twenty years after he betrayed his friends and stole their drug money, Mark Renton returns to Edinburgh and discovers that not much has changed. He reconnects with his old mates, the troubled Spud and the scheming Sick Boy, and attempts to steer clear of the violent and volatile Begbie. Trainspotting was a seminal 1990s film, memorable for its highly original and influential vibe, visual style, and soundtrack. This belated sequel features the same director, writer, and producer, but it turns out to be a disappointing nostalgia trip with constant callbacks to the characters, dialogue, events, locations, or tunes of the original. You'd imagine that these guys would have changed in 20 years, but this story could take place one year later. Based on Irvine Welsh’s original 1993 novel and its 2002 follow-up Porno.
