Trance (2013) (original) (raw)
When upmarket art auctioneer Simon double-crosses the gang responsible for the daring daylight robbery of a priceless painting by Goya, he incurs the wrath of the gang's violent leader, Franck. In the aftermath of a beating where he is knocked unconscious, Simon claims to be suffering from amnesia and is therefore unable to remember where the painting is, provoking Franck into hiring female hypnotist Elizabeth to find the answer. But as Elizabeth delves ever deeper into Simon's subconscious, the lines between fantasy and reality converge, threatening to consume all as a series of shocking ...(more)
When upmarket art auctioneer Simon double-crosses the gang responsible for the daring daylight robbery of a priceless painting by Goya, he incurs the wrath of the gang's violent leader, Franck. In the aftermath of a beating where he is knocked unconscious, Simon claims to be suffering from amnesia and is therefore unable to remember where the painting is, provoking Franck into hiring female hypnotist Elizabeth to find the answer. But as Elizabeth delves ever deeper into Simon's subconscious, the lines between fantasy and reality converge, threatening to consume all as a series of shocking events spiral violently out of control. (less)
Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: Joe Ahearne, John Hodge
Starring: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson, Danny Sapani, Matt Cross, Wahab Sheikh
Producer: Christian Colson
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Review by Brian Orndorf, April 11, 2013
3 / 10
After soaring to box office heights and striking Oscar gold with his last two pictures, �Slumdog Millionaire� and �127 Hours,� director Danny Boyle comes crashing back down to Earth with �Trance,� a soggy jigsaw puzzle of a movie that�s so intent on frying the brains of its viewers, it completely forgets to invite them in on the grisly festivities. Crafted with Boyle�s traditional electro bounce and cinematographic A.D.D., �Trance� is best left for those who either adore the filmmaker no matter the inconsistency of the work or those who love taffy-pull strands of interpretational material, wor ...read more...
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