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Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy

Play trailer Poster for Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy 2012,  1h 39m,  Drama/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Lloyd has a carefree life as a raver, drug dealer and user, and he manages to escape responsibilities while he is bullied by a drug kingpin.
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy

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Critics Consensus

The high never even achieves liftoff in Ecstasy, a tepid adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel that will exhaust audiences' serotonin levels long before the credits roll.

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Rob Salem Toronto Star Nov 22, 2012
3/4
Ecstasy is to ecstasy what Trainspotting was to heroin. Different times, different drugs, but the Scotland-set story of addiction and redemption is pretty much the same. Go to Full Review
David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) Apr 26, 2012
2.5/5
In the end, ECSTASY wants to have it both ways -- drugs are celebrated at the beginning of the film, and condemned -- or at least the crime connected with them is - by the end. Go to Full Review
Scott Murray Sydney Morning Herald Apr 26, 2012
2.5/5
One gets the feeling this director doesn't think his target audience is all that smart. Go to Full Review
Prairie Miller WBAI Radio Jan 4, 2013
A drug-fueled landscape impacted by the Thatcher years, characterized by Scottish working class misery and massive unemployment feeding the underground drug economy. And reflecting Welsh's own conflicting personas as cult figure, pariah and antichrist. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Dec 28, 2012
C-
Ecstasy attempts to conjure the same sense of insanity, musical muscle, and impish wit, only to stumble repeatedly as it struggles to put on a dazzling sound and light show. Go to Full Review
Sarah Ward Trespass Apr 26, 2012
Its fondness for the writer and the drug film genre may be evident; however neither can turn Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy into anything more than an inferior homage. Go to Full Review
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Rob Heydon

Director

Adam Sinclair

Lloyd Buist

Kristin Kreuk

Heather Thompson

Billy Boyd

Woodsy

Carlo Rota

Solo

Keram Malicki-Sanchez

Ally

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Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy

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Movie Info

Synopsis Lloyd has a carefree life as a raver, drug dealer and user, and he manages to escape responsibilities while he is bullied by a drug kingpin.
Director
Rob Heydon
Producer
Rob Heydon, Allan Levine
Screenwriter
Rob Heydon, Matt MacLennan, Paul McCafferty, Ben Tucker
Distributor
Intandem Films
Production Co
Rob Heydon Productions
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 6, 2012, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 21, 2013
Runtime
1h 39m
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