The Acid House (1998)
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65% of users liked it
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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… More 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 (McKidd) finds his life disrupted when a psychotic neighbor (Gary McCormack) takes up with his wife (Michelle Gomez) and invades his wretched tenement. And in "The Acid House," a druggie low-life (Bremner) experiences a Freaky Friday-style body switch with the infant son of a pair of self-involved yuppies. After "The Granton Star Cause" was screened separately at the Edinburgh Film Festival, the completed film was shown at Cannes in 1998. The title is a play on the term "acid house," a form of sinister dance music that emerged in Chicago in the mid-'80s and helped fuel the formative years of England's rave culture. Former Doctor Who actor Maurice Roeves, who plays God in "The Granton Star Cause," also has cameos in the other two segments. Jemma Redgrave, niece of Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave and cousin of Natasha and Joely Richardon, appears in the title segment and lends her Bjork-haired visage to the film's poster. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.
- Directed By
- Paul McGuigan
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 1, 1998 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 28, 2001
- Studio
- Zeitgeist Films
Critic Reviews
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David Luty, Film Journal International
What the three stories do share are solid ideas all dressed up with nowhere to go.
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Cheap and unpleasant, yet compelling
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Bill Gibron, DVDTalk.com
The Acid House is an intriguing travelogue to Scotland's sour subdivisions, filled with burned out buildings and even more vacant dreams.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
If I could give this movie a negative rating, I would.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
...assaults our jaded senses...
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Cast
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Stephen McColeas Boab [The Granton Star Cause] -
Maurice Roëvesas God [The Granton Star Cause] -
Garry Sweeneyas Kev [The Granton Star Cause]
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Jenny McCrindleas Evelyn [The Granton Star Cause] -
Morgan Simpsonas Chantal Baby [A Soft Touch] -
Simon Weiras Tambo [The Granton Star Case]
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