Trance is the
first film from Oscar winning Director Danny Boyle since he helmed the 2012
Olympic Opening Ceremony. Less than twelve months after performing the
seemingly impossible and creating a ceremony for which Britain could
be proud, Boyle is back to doing what he does best which is to make bloody good
films. Trance is a thriller/drama
starring James McAvoy as an art auctioneer who gets mixed up in a heist but
subsequently loses his memory. With an impatient gang behind him lead by the always
watchable Vincent Cassel, McAvoy’s Simon visits hypnotist Rosario Dawson to
unlock his missing memory and rediscover the lost Goya painting.
I saw a retrospective interview with Danny Boyle recently in
which his back catalogue was delved into. It suddenly dawned on me that he is
one of my favourite directors as I’ve enjoyed every single one of the seven (of
his nine) films I’ve seen. Additionally I’ve seen six of those seven more than
once and I’d put the likes of Trainspotting
and Slumdog Millionaire in amongst my
top 50 films of all time. Trance
won’t be entering my top 50 (if I actually had one) and isn’t a film I will be
in a rush to see again but I thought it was a taught, stylish and confusing
thriller which had me gripped from start to finish.
