Genre:
Thriller
Directed
by: Danny Boyle
Starring:
James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson
Running
time: 101 minutes
To
cover his gambling debts, Simon (McAvoy), an art auctioneer, becomes an
accessory in the stealing of a famous painting by a group of three criminals.
In the process, Simon decides to change the plans and he attacks the leader of
the crooks, receiving a severe blow to the head for his trouble. When the three
men realize that the painting is not in the bag where Simon was supposed to
have put it, they go through his apartment and then kidnap him, hoping to
torture him and make him talk. Unfortunately for them, the blow they gave him
left him with amnesia and he does not remember where it is. So, they all decide
to hire a hypnotherapist, thinking that she can help Simon remember. The thing
is, she seems to know a lot more than they think about the case and she looks
like she has some ulterior motives.
From
the beginning, the pace of Trance is fast and energetic. The action is well
directed and the setup is really well done. James McAvoy, as usual, is very
solid. As for Vincent Cassel, the French actor has THAT kind of face, the look
of the perfect bad guy. Yet again, he pulls off the crook to perfection. When
she comes into action, Rosario Dawson is also great. I have always had
something for that actress. What an awful first name for such a beautiful and
talented woman.
With
Trance, Danny Boyle often plays very loosely with reality and with the norms of
storytelling. Some of those plot twists were a little weird to me, but the film
kept me hooked all the way through, impatient to know what really happened. A
few times, I thought I knew, but, by the end, it was a nice surprise. Well
done. This is a psychological thriller I highly recommend.
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