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Trance

2013

Danny Boyle

James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson, Tuppence Middleton ...

6.0

19,225

Thriller Simon (James McAvoy), a fine art auctioneer, teams up with a criminal gang to steal a Goya paintingworth millions of dollars, but after suffering a blow to the head during the heist he awakens to discover he has no memory of where he hid the painting. When physical threats and torture fail to produce answers, the gang’s leader Frank (Vincent Cassel) hires hypnotherapist Elizabeth Lamb (Rosario Dawson) to delve into the darkest recesses ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Danny Boyle has great and plainly evident fun adding twists and curves and tunnels and endless style to his modern London noir 'Trance', but he makes so many left turns that the film turns in on itself rather than going anywhere"	NEU
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"More of a conceptual exercise than a conventional film noir, 'Trance' demonstrates Boyle’s determination to continue to overcome seemingly impossible filmmaking challenges (...) With all its trickery, the film presents a sexy distraction"	POS
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"This exhilarating brain-twister is a nonstop visual, aural and intellectual delight (...) It's what happens when film noir goes out to a rave (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Richard Corliss Time	"A devious mind game, 'Trance' is also the most entertaining smart movie so far this year"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Dawson digs deep and nails every nuance, making the dizzying suspense resonate with raw emotion. She is, in a word, electrifying (...) rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"For a while, 'Trance' had me guessing, and more or less hooked. Then the violence, motivations, double-crosses and fantasy/reality tangles became tedious (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"The visionary filmmaker's psychological thriller weaves a too-complicated tapestry (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"'Trance' principally comes off as a showcase for his brio [Boyle's], a spirit that animates all his choices, visual and otherwise"	NEU

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