FILTH is a novel by Irvine Welsh, he of Trainspotting legend, and it's also a film by Jon Baird and starring Scotch Heartthrob James McAvoy. It's also very good indeed.
But we'll get to the praise in a moment. First, what's the film about?
It's about a Scottish copper called Bruce (McAvoy) who is a manipulative, drunk, coked up, whore mongering, womanising, sociopathic scumbag, and his attempts to get a promotion within the Lothian police force. Unfortunately there are several other "polis" after the job as well, namely a rookie played by Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot), a woman played by Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later), a gruff old plod and a daft old sod.
