Was great to see a film that was a bit smaller in scale and not focused on action set pieces in the cinemas, especially a sequel to one of the biggest cult hits to come out of Scotland; so I was already going in with high hopes and really wanted to like this.
Fortunately it delivers, a few minutes in and any concerns this would be a let down just melted away. It's a perfect balance between progressing the story and nostalgic nod to the original, reminding us how crazy the gap between these have been. It's great they held off until the whole cast would return, even down to minor characters which is just excellent as no aspect of the plot suffers due to a loss of one of the cast. The plot actually benefits from the time, namely due to the antics of Begbie in the first film.
This film has enjoyed a fair few glowing reviews so I doubt scouring the IMDM reviews is required to convince anyone to go see if they are already thinking about it, just go for it and you will get what you hope for; strong story, excellent acting and once again played out to an amazing soundtrack.
Can't really fault this one at all with how well it balances the humour, tension and more serious aspects just like the original and in some ways surpasses it, thus why the 10 star rating.
Enjoy!
Fortunately it delivers, a few minutes in and any concerns this would be a let down just melted away. It's a perfect balance between progressing the story and nostalgic nod to the original, reminding us how crazy the gap between these have been. It's great they held off until the whole cast would return, even down to minor characters which is just excellent as no aspect of the plot suffers due to a loss of one of the cast. The plot actually benefits from the time, namely due to the antics of Begbie in the first film.
This film has enjoyed a fair few glowing reviews so I doubt scouring the IMDM reviews is required to convince anyone to go see if they are already thinking about it, just go for it and you will get what you hope for; strong story, excellent acting and once again played out to an amazing soundtrack.
Can't really fault this one at all with how well it balances the humour, tension and more serious aspects just like the original and in some ways surpasses it, thus why the 10 star rating.
Enjoy!