I love how unpretentious it is. Its screenplay is bursting with truth and the performances are sensational.

A clever albeit overdrawn commentary on the dehumanising effect the Industrial Revolution had on the urban worker.

One of the funniest films I have ever seen. I don't understand why more people don't acknowledge it.

Day 70 of the 365-Day Film Challenge

It explores drug addiction without the maudlin hopelessness you would expect. Boyle's direction is fiercely inventive. One of the strangest yet most rewarding viewing experiences I've had in a long time.