Trance

Director: Danny Boyle

Year: 2013

Language: English

Length: 1 hr and 41 (101 minutes)

Staring: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel

Plot: An art auctioneer, Simon (McAvoy), becomes involved in the theft of a painting from his own auction house. His colleague Franck (Cassel) confronts him at gunpoint and takes the painting from him. When Franck discovers the frame is empty, he kidnaps and tortures the answer out of Simon, but Simon has no memory of where he's hidden the painting. Franck takes Simon to a hypnotherapist to get him to remember. More than just the Paintings whereabouts is hidden in the depths of Simon's mind, a lot more than they bargained for.

Review: Well. That was a whole lot of vagina for one film. Just.. a whole lot. I mean. Whoa. I own one of those and I haven't seen it as often as I've now seen hers. It didn't even seem to actually progress any plot. She was just naked a lot and there was a lot of sex and I just... I don't know why. I'm not a prudish person, but I was hella uncomfortable. I went to see the film with my dad.

I mean, we finally have a female character that is like I'm so strong and confident I'mma sleep with everybody look at my booty. I can control all the men and the situations I want, bam bam. And then they're like, lets make her super feeble because lol. Uuuughhh.

Other than that, it was a good idea and full of good actors, and some beautiful sets. Her flat and Francks place? So perfect. Her office and any scene within were works of magic. The scenery, the transitions and the idea of actually being in someones mind and them physically opening a box, sheer brilliance. Some of the framing shots where just outstanding and genius, the cuts to him taping on glass? So well done.

Also, how cool was it when you saw half that guys head. So awesome. 

It was just done badly. I saw where they were trying to go and I was so excited for this film as soon as I saw the trailer, but I was just so let down. I think that, maybe, with tighter editing and perhaps a better screenplay, this film really could have been an amazing feat. Oh well.

Quotes: 'Elizabeth: We keep secrets from lots of people, including our self – and that, we call forgetting.'

'Simon: No piece of art is worth a human life.'

'Elizabeth: To be yourself, you have to constantly remember yourself.'

'Simon: I was really good, but not good enough – and not good enough, really isn't very good.'

Overall Rating: 2/5