Disappointing

Over two decades ago, Danny Boyle’s sophomore feature Trainspotting was a seismic shock to the senses of cinema goers worldwide — a genre defying film that immediately became a part of the pop culture pantheon, despite grim subject matter. Revisiting these same directionless characters 21 years later, with their lives all in a different kind of turmoil, should call for a sombre and melancholic character study in comparison to the original film’s enduring chaos.

Instead, Danny Boyle’s awfully titled sequel T2: Trainspotting is over-directed and hyper stylized to an unnecessary degree that makes every film in his back catalogue seem subdued in comparison. By enveloping us in visual quirks from the opening moments, Boyle lessens the emotional impact of John Hodge’s screenplay, transforming a mournful character study into an adrenaline fueled shot of nostalgia with no lasting impact. http://www.cutprintfilm.com/reviews/t2-trainspotting/