I loved being immersed in every level of the main characters, peeling back the layers on there what looked like ordinary life to see a bigger picture. Rupert Grint played your standard teenager with a loving family, a crush and a wildcard friend leading him astray. This seemingly predictable rogue chum was portrayed heart-wrenchingly by Robert Sheehan and dealt with tough family issues and constant drug use and really made the viewer wonder why we (people in general) do these things to ourselves. And finally watching Kimberley Nixon battle between friends and parents and eventually giving her sleazebag Dad the finger only to be faced with the sobering consequence was really a eye opening plot twist.
But honestly if you are not up for the emotional roller-coaster that comes with this film or don't want to be subjected to the hideous costumes they put Rupert Grint in then don't bother. However if you can bare with the tracksuits and the occasional slipping Irish accent then give it a try, what's the worst it can do?
