Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Trance 2013

Trance     This film is adapted from a 2001 made-for-television feature.  Simon is a London art auctioneer working during the auction of a rare Goya painting.  The painting was up for bids when four men enter the auction hall to steal the painting.  Simon takes the painting back to a safe room but he doesn’t have time to place it in the safe box.  It turns out he was working with the thieves but he can’t remember where the painting is after being slugged by the leader of the robbery group.  He sees a hypnotherapist to help recover his memory.  The tables turn again when the therapist wants a cut in the sale of the painting.
     There are so twists and turns in this film that it’s hard to keep track of what is going on?  Added to the mix are implanted scenes placed by the therapist?  Is it really happening or just in the person’s mind?  All this mish mash makes this film not very good!!  3* (This movie is OK)

101 min, Drama directed by Danny Boyle with James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson, Danny Spani, Matt Cross, Wahab Sheikh, Mark Poltimore.

Note:  Blockbuster 3 ½*, imdb 6.9 out of 10, 68% critic 65% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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