I am a fan of the first Trainspotting, so, just to not put myself down, I tried to not expect much, after all, 20 years ahead of the first movie, and a second part ... I didn't know what to expect.
First time I watched Trainspotting, I was around 18 years old, now I am 34 years old, and I can relate even deeper with the characters. A bunch of grown up losers, just trying to have a life. When I was watching this movie, I had the same feeling as when I read Bukowski, a feeling of my-life-is-f#$@%d-up-but-at-least-I-am-not-the-only- one.
The feeling of nostalgia is there, but the movie is not based in nostalgia, it can even be seen as a stand alone movie, without watching the first one. Yes, there are some flashbacks, and some moments that get connected, if not repeated, to the first Trainspotting, but, this is what is expected of a second part, specially a cult movie that many of us grow up with.
The acting, the OST, the plot, everything is perfect. And the characters are the same as the first movie, but grown ups ...
... This is Trainspotting, 20 years after, including the "choose life" talk. Just that, and as-perfect-as-that ...
10/10
First time I watched Trainspotting, I was around 18 years old, now I am 34 years old, and I can relate even deeper with the characters. A bunch of grown up losers, just trying to have a life. When I was watching this movie, I had the same feeling as when I read Bukowski, a feeling of my-life-is-f#$@%d-up-but-at-least-I-am-not-the-only- one.
The feeling of nostalgia is there, but the movie is not based in nostalgia, it can even be seen as a stand alone movie, without watching the first one. Yes, there are some flashbacks, and some moments that get connected, if not repeated, to the first Trainspotting, but, this is what is expected of a second part, specially a cult movie that many of us grow up with.
The acting, the OST, the plot, everything is perfect. And the characters are the same as the first movie, but grown ups ...
... This is Trainspotting, 20 years after, including the "choose life" talk. Just that, and as-perfect-as-that ...
10/10