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You can stop worrying, 21 years may have passed but T2 Trainspotting is every bit as brilliant as you’ve been hoping

The entire gang are back, and Danny Boyle's long-awaited sequel is perfectly tragic, funny and sexy

Sat in the sneak peek screening of of the most widely anticipated movies this year, I’ve not seen this many nervous 40-somethings since the Stone Roses walked back on stage.

21 years after Trainspotting changed, created, hell, SHAPED an entire generation, the entire team are back.

The original shaped a generation, and now the wait is over for the current 40-somethings who grew up with the film
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The original shaped a generation, and now the wait is over for the current 40-somethings who grew up with the filmCredit: Tristar
The gang are reunited in the long-awaited sequel: Trainspotting T2
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The gang are reunited in the long-awaited sequel: Trainspotting T2

Iggy Pop is banging, drugs are flying around with more abandon than a housewarming at Supernova Heights and veggie is on the loose again.

But is it any good? Can it still speak to us old farts in the same way now we’ve all got mortgages and stiff knees?

OH MY GOD. YES. YES. YES.

The plot may be slightly weak, but the script and acting more than make up for it
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The plot may be slightly weak, but the script and acting more than make up for itCredit: Tristar

There were so many ways this film could go wrong, but it nails it in every single way.

The plot may be a teensy bit slack, but the script, the acting, the unbelievable directing from Danny Boyle is a sight to behold.

This is Ewan Mcgregor’s best film in years and my god.. Robert Carlyle’s performance of a lifetime (and that’s saying something).

In many ways the old team are much the same - the drugs are still as present, as is Iggy Pop
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In many ways the old team are much the same - the drugs are still as present, as is Iggy PopCredit: Tristar
The film is Ewan McGregor's best in years and Danny Boyle's directing is unbeleivable
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The film is Ewan McGregor's best in years and Danny Boyle's directing is unbeleivableCredit: PA:Press Association

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The film perfectly treads the line between nostalgia and revelling in past glories
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The film perfectly treads the line between nostalgia and revelling in past gloriesCredit: Tristar

As the whole film is based on regret, growing old and how much we depend on our roots, it manages to tread the fine line between nostalgia and revelling in past glories extremely well.

It has flashbacks, re-enactments and is crammed full of easter-eggs and shot recreations that will please fans of the original without alienating newcomers.

Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle reunite as Mark Renton and Begbie
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Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle reunite as Mark Renton and BegbieCredit: Tristar
The Sun critic says the movie is the best performance by Robert Carlyle of his entire career
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You don't need to have seen (or even particularly liked) its predecessor to enjoy this.

It’s tragic, funny, sexy, sad, violent, foul-mouthed, absurd and utterly, utterly tremendous.

The film could have gone so wrong, but fans of the original won't be disappointed
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The film could have gone so wrong, but fans of the original won't be disappointedCredit: Tristar
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