Dark world of 'Young Adam'; Daring McGregor role shows amoral character.(SHOW)(MOVIES)

Washington Times, The, May, 2004

Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES In between blockbusters (the "Star Wars" features) and quirky fare ("Big Fish"), Ewan McGregor finds time for intimate character studies such as "Young Adam." For an actor with enough range, charisma and good looks to be our next breakout star, it's a daring move to take part in something like the dark "Young Adam," an incomplete but well-crafted psychological study of a man without a moral compass.

In the film, an adaptation of Alexander Trocchi's beat novel, Mr. McGregor is Joe, a ...