T2 Trainspotting

Trainspotting is one of those Scottish films about drugs and ordinary people who have fallen into them (and there are quite a few of them :D). The theme had somehow already been exhausted back then and one film, which had dangerously cultified over time, was quite sufficient. But as it usually goes, we all love sequels, so I have long awaited how Danny Boyle, who has since made a name for himself in Hollywood, would adapt the book sequel sensually titled Porno, and lo and behold, the director did not really adapt Porno. Instead, it's more of a nostalgic feature-length film that once brought everyone involved into broader awareness. But what's important is that everyone jumped back into it (both in front of and behind the camera, because without Danny Boyle a sequel would be pointless) and although it takes quite a while for everyone to reunite, the first half seemed more consistent to me, bursting with ideas, while the second half was rather tedious, to the point where I was shocked that it didn't even last two hours. In the second half, I was expecting something similar to this, like what we saw in the first trailer, however the master only teases us a few times with the first notes of that used gem and doesn't let loose. But still, it's Boyle and it's Trainspotting, the main quartet is still cool, still living in their illusion of seeing the world (even though not all stayed on coke) and it's nice to see them after all these years...it's a shame the 20th anniversary didn't happen. Nevertheless, Jonny Lee Miller is the coolest, his scenes amused me the most. Robert Carlyle (btw did he fail school 10 times? :D) has a mustache again like a porn star from the 80s and is quite scary...but it's clear that everyone knows Ewan the most. However, as I say, together they look the best. Overall, a successful sequel, perhaps I expected too much, but qualitatively it's still great. PS: While watching the movie, I thought about comparing it to Bony and Calm, only the sequel isn't as much of a mess as we served up a few years ago...7/10 (16/02/2017)

I don't know what Danny Boyle intended to do with this sequel to the original Trainspotting, but unfortunately, he didn't manage to get rid of the nostalgia that tends to run through all sequels, perhaps across all cinemas around the world. And the more years since the first movie, the more nostalgic these sequels tend to get. Trainspotting included. (06/09/2017)

It’s good to see them again after so long. Their characters are simply awesome and the chemistry between them still works. The Renton/Begbie restroom scene is the best one in the movie. Danny Boyle is a timeless artist and a music-video master. But... It must have been obvious to everyone that the script, the impetus for their meeting and all that came out of it, is very weak. That it puts them together by force. I wouldn’t have minded that much if the first Trainspotting wasn’t such a cult movie for me and I didn’t consider Boyle an artist who has no need for this. (27/02/2017)

Trainspotting was like jumping on an express train that goes nowhere. T2 is like waiting for a train that has gone by a long time ago. The fact that I consider this futile nostalgia and cycle to be thematized as one of the main elements of the plot and the new destinies of the old characters, is a mitigating circumstance, not redemption and quality. It's like sitting for two hours with a raffish guy who expressively explains what the ride was like in the 1990s. You listen, but in the end you are glad that you will (hopefully) never see him again. (14/02/2017)

It's not as strong and intense as the original film, but still, you enjoy returning to the characters, and you still let yourself be affected by the energy that Boyle exudes, whether it's through the camera, editing, or even more action-packed sequences, especially towards the end. This is no longer a film with cult status, but it's still a good film and a demonstration that sometimes your past can really mess you up. (19/06/2017)