S.W.’s Scores
Continuity
+4
Entertainment
+6
Rewatchability
+4
CastEwan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle
StreamingParamount+, Prime Video (rent)
S.W.’s Verdict
Heroin addicts in Edinburgh make terrible decisions with alarming energy. Danny Boyle shoots addiction like a music video directed by someone who's actually scared. The toilet scene. The baby scene. The ceiling scene. Ewan McGregor narrates his own destruction with the enthusiasm of a travel guide. The soundtrack alone could carry a lesser film. Choose life, or don't — the film doesn't judge, it just shows you what both options look like.