The Acid House (1998)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 20
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 11
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This adaptation of three stories from Irvine Welsh's short-story collection of the same name reunites Annie Louise Ross, Kevin McKidd, and Ewen Bremner from the author's previous cinematic success, Trainspotting, which was also set in the author's native North Edinburgh. In the Kafka-esque "The Granton Star Cause," a lazy amateur footballer (Stephen McCole) has a very, very bad day that culminates in God (Maurice Roeves) turning him into an insect. In "A Soft Touch," a young husband and father
Sep 1, 1998 Wide
Aug 28, 2001
Zeitgeist Films
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Stephen McCole
Boab [The Granton Star ... -
Maurice Roëves
God [The Granton Star C... -
Garry Sweeney
Kev [The Granton Star C... -
Jenny McCrindle
Evelyn [The Granton Sta... -
Morgan Simpson
Chantal Baby [A Soft To... -
Simon Weir
Tambo [The Granton Star... -
Marnie Kidd
Chantal Toddler [A Soft... -
Iaian Andrew
[The Granton Star Cause... -
Irvine Welsh
Parkie [The Granton Sta... -
Alison Peebles
Mother [A Soft Touch] -
Pat Stanton
Barman [The Granton Sta... -
Joanne Riley
Diana [A Soft Touch] -
Sarah Gudgeon
New Girl [A Soft Touch] -
Alex Howden
Boab Snr [The Granton S... -
Katie Echlin
Wendy [A Soft Touch] -
Annie Louise Ross
[The Granton Star Cause... -
Dennis O'Connor
PC Cochrane [The Granto... -
William "Giggs" McGuigan
Pub Singer [A Soft Touc... -
John Gardner
Sgt. Morrison [The Gran... -
Kevin Mckidd
Johnny [A Soft Touch] -
Michelle Gomez
Catriona [A Soft Touch] -
Barbara Rafferty
Dr. Callaghan [The Acid... -
Tam Dean Burn
Alec [A Soft Touch] -
Stephen Docherty
Nurse Boyd [The Acid Ho... -
Gary McCormack
Workmate [The Granton S... -
Scott Imrie
Pool Player [A Soft Tou... -
Ronnie McCann
Andy [The Acid House] -
Niall Greig Furlton
[A Soft Touch] -
William Blair
Deck [A Soft Touch] -
Cas Harkins
Skanko [A Soft Touch Th... -
Ewen Bremner
Coco [The Acid House] -
Martin Clunes
Rory [The Acid House] -
Jemma Redgrave
Jenny [The Acid House] -
Arlene Cockburn
Kirsty [The Acid House] -
Jane Stabler
Emma [The Acid House] -
Doug Eadie
Coco's Father [The Acid... -
Andrea McKenna
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Malcolm Shields
Workmate [The Granton S... -
Billy McElhaney
Felix the Paramedic [Th... -
Stewart Preston
Rafferty [The Granton S... -
Ricky Callan
Tam the Driver [The Aci...
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What the three stories do share are solid ideas all dressed up with nowhere to go.
Cheap and unpleasant, yet compelling
The Acid House is an intriguing travelogue to Scotland's sour subdivisions, filled with burned out buildings and even more vacant dreams.
If I could give this movie a negative rating, I would.
...assaults our jaded senses...
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A great adaption from Paul McGuigan!