Monday, December 16, 2013

Trance

Actors:  Rosario Dawson, James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Tuppence Middleton
Rating:  6 out of 10, Danny Boyle’s latest effort is kind of a let down as he isn’t given much to work with and tries all sorts of gimmicks to make it special, not the least of which is Rosario’s full frontal and immensely impressive kibbles and bits.  McAvoy just didn’t seem committed to the central role but biggest problem was the lack of anybody worth rooting for.  The story revolves around an art heist and an amnesiac auctioneer (McAvoy) who is turned on his head by Dawson as a hypnotic shrink trying to recover his memory.  That last sentence made more sense than the entire movie but it does have that one scene.  By putting layers within layers with only some of them actually occurring in reality the final reveal is kind of wasted.
MVP:  Dawson (who else) as the manipulative shrink showing a whole new side

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