Review of Trainspotting (1996) by Martin F — 12 Dec 2011

The original funny/sad junkie movie with creative lighting and weird camera angles. And it's darn good at it!

This review of Trainspotting (1996) was written by Martin F on 12 Dec 2011.

Trainspotting has generally received very positive reviews.

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