As a rule, adaptations tend to omit the greatest aspects and preserve the lowest common denominators. McGuigan's take on Irvine Welsh's Acid house stories avoids this pitfall handily and features three of the stories in Welsh's collection of the same name. While I would have chosen to adapt a couple different ones in addition to the god and the fly sequence (the story about the sad barwench in Amsterdam and that of a family who's da knocks out Mickey Mouse in Disneyworld come to mind), McGuigan does a fine job with pacing, editing, and directing his talent.
In particular, Ewen Bremner as Coco Bryce is vitally funny as the raver transplanted into the body of a bourgeoise baby, and assertively foul in a well-needed antidote to the all-too-kind doormat in the preceding story. This movie will enver be in Bosley Carrothers' collection of Fifty Great Movies, but it's good watching for a late night, a lazy afternoon, or a busy Friday evening with the mates.
In particular, Ewen Bremner as Coco Bryce is vitally funny as the raver transplanted into the body of a bourgeoise baby, and assertively foul in a well-needed antidote to the all-too-kind doormat in the preceding story. This movie will enver be in Bosley Carrothers' collection of Fifty Great Movies, but it's good watching for a late night, a lazy afternoon, or a busy Friday evening with the mates.