Trance
Trance: when an art heist goes wrong the only auctioneer who knows where a valuable painting is can’t remember what he did with it. Purposely or not, this is a fragmented mess of a film: it’s hard to know exactly what is past, present, hypnosis, and visions – making it frustrating to follow at times. The twist-o-rama finale in particular is both super-smart and hyper-ridiculous. If it’s one thing though, Trance is visually sumptuous; some parts feel like a technical demo reel – full of impressive techniques, colouring, imagery, and most scenes have some form of reflection / symmetry. Yet, no matter how much Boyle tarts this up, it still manages to feel like a TV drama for the most part; lots of talking, small locations, tight cast etc. There’s also a really, really, strange ‘hairy bush’ Vs ‘shaved pubes’ sub-plot. Trance is part cutting-edge super-styalised directorial flare, and part humdrum, but the shattered timeline and ambiguity of what you’re watching make it very hard to tune in to. I imagine this plays better with a 2nd viewing.
Score: 5.5/10
Standard night out for us Scottish people…
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Good review. A lot of it was very twisty, turny and confusing for all of the right reasons, however, I still didn’t really care for any of these people. As much as the performances were all good, I never knew which characters to root for or even trust. Which makes sense considering the story, but sometimes, you do need that one person to stand behind and sympathize with.
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I agree. I watched this film getting angrier by the second. The sad part was that it sounded like SUCH an interesting film but I was horribly let down with the visions, backwards, the forwarding. I was constantly thinking “What was going on” Thanks for your review.
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Thanks for stopping by! And having the correct opinion!!! This seemed to get pretty positive reviews at the time of release, still don’t see it – other than the visual aspects.
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