Tacticalin
An absolute waste of money
WillSushyMedia
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Calum Hutton
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Rich Wright
Yep, not Ecstasy... but Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy. He must be so proud to have his name associated with this film. I suggest he has his head tested.There is hardly anything worse than films about 'tough guys' who get all 'gooey' by the end. Here, our lead, to put it bluntly, is a pill-popping moron. He deals in drugs, probably ruining hundreds of lives in the process... but he spends most of it on his infirm father.. so that's alright then. He also owes thousands to a drug lord, who if this film was smarter would recognise him as the hilarious, over-the-top caricature he is. Sadly though, it doesn't and attempts to make his comical behaviour scary... to deadening effect.Just look at those numpties on the dancefloor, mouths agape and jumping up and down with their head rocking. Is this what is classified as 'cool' these days? If so, I'm so glad I'm a stay at home, pipe and slippers kinda guy. And listen to the things they say... is any of it enlightening? Stirring? Thought-provoking in any way? Nope... this is a collection of the most boring, shapeless misanthropes I've seen in many a motion picture. I thought drugs, apart from making you feel good (temporarily at least), also made you the life and the soul of the party.Here, it seems to have the reverse effect, these people are tedious in the extreme with clear heads, and suicidally dull when off their heads. It all adds up to the filmic equivalent of spending the evening at a dinner party with a bunch of trained monkeys. Throwing poo at each other. The final insult is the poster, which is a direct reference (or rip-off) to the one for Trainspotting. Now I thought that movie was a tad overrated, but comparing THIS to it is breathtakingly cheeky.Oh, I forgot... the author of both is one Irvine Welsh. Oh well, he's only got himself to blame then... 1/10
lauren-campbell-818-357064
Sorry to say as I am a huge fan of Irvine Welsh - this was utter shite. He should be embarrassed and pray that it disappears off the face of the planet. Don't waste 99 minutes of your life hoping it will get better - it won't.An earlier review said that this was a great film in it's own right. I think they may have been on ecstasy at the time. This film was full of clichés, bad acting and predictable outcomes about an absolute loser. Don't know what age he was trying to play but a 40+ year old nightly pill popping clubber is a creepy loser and to be avoided. Yet despite that he managed to pull Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lane from Smallville). Ironically she leaves her rich handsome husband, as he is obviously evil, to take up with the jobless, pill dealing eejit. They then go clubbing each day for the next couple of weeks, popping pills and spending the day on a come-down wondering whether or not their love was real? Who cares, I was praying they popped some bad e to end this garbage.As for Billy Boyd . . . His acting may have been great as he looked exactly like the scum you'd want to punch square in the face that neds about Glasgow's East end.Bad characters, bad acting, bad storline. Irvine you should hang your head in shame - seen better high-school productions.
kieran_sekuloff
I am a huge fan of Irvine Welsh and particularly his book Ecstasy. Trainspotting was adapted to film as good as anyone could imagine or wish to try. Ecstasy on the other hand is the biggest load of .... that i have ever seen. The cinematography was occasionally pleasant. The fact that they missed out 2/3's of the actual story and turned the remaining 1/3 into some kind of drug romance from a perspective of someone who has possibly lived in a box for their entire life watching only Disney movies and daytime soaps whilst not understanding the culture they are trying to portray in the slightest. I found myself looking away from the screen many times with absolute embarrassment and disgust at how cliché and lame parts could be, considering Irvine Welsh writes such amazing work. The tough guy character is completely unbelievable as is the lameness of the unrealistic soppy romance film that it tries to become. "Love is adventure" on the main characters shirt, and not even as a joke, was the icing on the cake to the WORST film i have ever seen. If it was not stated that it was based on the novel it would be difficult to guess. I hope Mr Welsh chooses more wisely whom can portray his masterpieces in the future.
jonicuquet
A "must see" film not only for entertainment value, wondering what is going to happen next, but a look into Irvine Welsh's world one may not be familiar with. The chemistry amongst the cast, especially between the leads, Adam Sinclair (Lloyd) and Kristin Kreuk (Heather), was heartfelt and real... anyone can relate to one character or another at some point, it truly hit home. Billy Boyd (Woodsy) performs an impromptu array of genius; while Carlo Rota's (Solo) performance can do no wrong, even as the bad guy. Most people who have seen the pre-theater screenings conclude that the cinematography was authentic and breathtaking and draws you in to be a part of the scene. As well, the soundtrack featuring Cold Play, Primal Scream, the Mahones, in addition to the dance music with performances by Tiesto, Orbital and Bedrock, displays perfect timing and are excellent!
