truthfully did not care about movies at all really until my friend made me watch this when i was 13 going on 14, was i too young? yes. do i care? not exactly.

watched after perfect blue when i decided i wanted to watch some more movies that my friends liked and asked for recommendations - genuinely blew my mind away and i never saw it again

this next section is: first watched at 14 cultural reset of the highest order. this has been my favourite film since i was 14 (yes, too young, ik in retrospect) and i genuinely doubt that i will ever love another film this much. introduced me to historical context in film being relevant, because of the relevance of the britpop era to the production of this.

maybe the only film for a while that i watched at an appropriate time but it's just funny isn't it and that was enough

watched this a few months after trainspotting because i wanted another film with that same grit and distinct britishness, where there isn't one single plot but rather domino effects. still one of my favourite performances EVER from david thewlis.