this inept adaptation of arguably one of martin amis weaker novel fail to even draw comparison with other druggy oeuvre such a requiem for a dream or anything pen by irvine walsh a it struggle to decide whether it be a slap stick cartoon or a hyper realistic hallucination . boringly direct by william marsh in over saturated hue and a group of public school drop out converge in a mansion await the appearance of three american friend for a weekend of decadent drug taking . and that it . except for the ludicrous sub plot soon to be the main plot nonsense about an extremist cult group who express themselves with the violent killing of the world elite figure and be it political or pamper . within the first reel you know exactly where this be go . what be a talented actor like paul bettany do in this tiresome and badly write bore . make prior to his rise to fame and jennifer connelly one can be assure that have he be offer this garbage now he would have immediately change agent . avoid .