Picking Nits
The condom continuity, bus-locker key, late AIDS context, Sick Boy’s compressed arc, Begby’s fugitive behavior, and the unseen drug tester
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- The discussion of edits for the American release introduces a continuity nitpick: Renton appears naked in the bedroom, then removes a condom in the hallway. — Andy Greenwald
- The panel asks how Renton gives Spud the bus-locker key while retaining access to his passport, then suggests he relocked and mailed it. — Chris Ryan
- AIDS and HIV arrive abruptly midway through the movie despite being central to Tommy’s fate. — Andy Greenwald
- Sick Boy’s grief, nihilism, and turn to pimping receive less space than their emotional importance warrants. — Andy Greenwald
- The violent fugitive claims to be on the run yet returns to Scotland for the drug deal and travels openly by bus. — Andy Greenwald
- The young man who tests the heroin enters a bathroom, never reappears, and is not mentioned after the dealer returns. — Andy Greenwald