Back in 1996, the opening moments of Danny BoylesTrainspottingwere like a blast of adrenaline.
Boyle never allowed that furious pace to slacken.
His drug epic gave the audience a contact high.
Two decades later,T2 Trainspottingkicks off with a cheeky little in-joke.
McGregors Renton is still running.
Hes on a treadmill at the gym, trying to stay a step ahead of middle age.
On the other hand, whats the best that can honestly come of that?
Nostalgia is a double-edged sword that can cut you either way.
Boyle, too, taps right back into the first films signature kaleidoscopic surrealism.
But it turns out were a lot happier to see them than they are to see one another.
And why wouldnt they be?
They dont have anything to lose.
Returning writer John Hodges script doesnt venture to overreach.
In fact, its pretty anemic, especially in the less-than-satisfying final third.
Near the sequels ending, McGregors Renton is being chased by Begbie through a parking lot.
He almost gets run down by a car.
For a second, its 1996 again.
