When the protagonist is the antagonistWow, a movie suits the title so much. What a filth movie, with a filth story, about a filth behaviour that will impress anyone who watch it. They really did it in a great way. This movie is about a human version of betrayal. Corruption, deceiving, backstabbing, manipulation, lie, malicious madness act that one person owns. What you think of a trusted perfect friend, doesn't always appear that way. Some of the scenes might not be comfortable for some people, yet it is necessary to show how corrupted a human can be. It is vulgar, yes, the rating is there for a reason. But it is an honest exploration of a damage person when he catches the mental illness, a defense mechanism for the denial of a reality he can not bear, and it leads him to be the evil person. The story itself, i'm gonna say it's a dark comedy. It is so very dark and so very wrong, and it becomes a comedy. It is funny in some way, but in the same time it is also disturbing in another way. James McAvoy delivers the deep message very well with such a strong performance, that will build a love-hate relationship for the lead role. You will hate him for all the thing he did, yet you can understand why he did it. All the madness is so realistic portrayed by the actor. And in the end, we can only feel pitiful to the lead role. I didn't expect the plot twist of the ending, it is so depressing. It leaves me speechless.

'Filth' is Irvine Welsh's second novel turned into a film, after 'Trainspotting'. I actually wasn't aware of this when I watched the film, but it was very obvious throughout and is quite similar in many regards - not least because it's set in Scotland and the main character is a junkie who keeps making bad decisions.It's billed as a "comedy" - and it has moments that are funny - but it's definitely not comedic. McAvoy plays Inspector Bruce Robertson, who is climbing the ladder of cocaine addiction (as depicted by the film's poster) to try and get a promotion. It's just that it turns out a lot of his "games" and ambitions are delusions and hallucinations. This makes some of the film a little like trying to solve a puzzle, although it's clear that his family are not actually there from the start. While there's still a few "what the?!" moments, you do have a bit of empathy for McAvoy, even though he treats his one friend, Bladesey (Marsan), terribly. The soundtrack throughout is excellent, even the cover of Radiohead's 'Creep', which is hard to pull off. The "mystery" is solved near the end and the final scene is fitting - hopeful and heartbreaking, all at once.

I May Be Late In Watching Filth And May Love James Mcavoy But I Must Say This Was One Hell Of A Movie! Loved It, Laughed It And Felt It!!!! Loved Every Character But The Wife. I Had To Read Most Of The Movie's Caption Due To The Obvious Language Barrier: Scotland Vs Texas!?!? But I Truly Laughed My Ass Off During Most Of The Film; Yes, Including The Very Last Moment. THANKS FILTH!!!!•••SIDENOTE, SIDELINE, SIDE SALAD, SIDEBAR: JAMES MCAVOY - My future ex-husband; has a striking resemblance to a picture I saw once of someone, somewhere; and also has my daughters eyes (blue)••• •••So get your restraining order ready because I'm coming to Scotland •••

I already read the book of this film when it first came out many years back, but only got round to the film adaption lately.For any unacquainted with author Irvine Welsh's work then he is a man with a dark imagination that seems to merge dark humour, biting satire and grim reality all together without signposting it all. He can twist as well as the best of the thriller writers and outgun any comedian.In this story, we centre round the misdeeds of a immoral policeman whose life has entered a downward spiral, and there's more to meet the eye. Practically everyone in the film is a miscreant, with the few exceptions, and we are on a journey through the lewd side of Edinburgh which isn't advertised on the biscuit tins.Anyhow, the jokes are nasty, the humour unforgiving and the characters unsympathetic.You'll either love it or be bored. Some have found this really funny, I just didn't take to it. James McAvoy in the lead is excellent as always, but it doesn't work for me.It's a fine film, but I couldn't enjoy it and I'm no prude. I love Irvine Welsh's work, but this wasn't one I loved and this adaption hasn't changed my mind.Take it or leave it is all I can say about it.