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It’s difficult to fully encompass the deepest pits of addiction-based despair while also keeping a certain amount of levity, but Trainspotting somehow manages to do both. Unlike other addiction ...

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So, especially for Gen X-ers, “T2 Trainspotting” is an oddly nostalgic celebration of the original film and bile-filled look at the disappointments of middle age.