Trance

Despite being a disjointed rush job due to his involvement with the Olympics, Danny Boyle’s latest film has enough up its sleeve to warrant the attention, though personal enjoyment will probably rest on whether you think this disappears up its own fundament or not. This psychological thriller has James McAvoy as an art auctioneer who helps steal a painting but in doing do takes a blow to the head which renders him with amnesia and no idea where the stolen art has actually ended up. Miffed boss Vincent Cassell hires hypnotist Rosario Dawson to lever the info from him. The screenplay is twisty enough, though Boyle’s direction veers towards the garish at times. Also, if you want a film where a major plot revelation is revealed when a female shaves her, er, lady bits (no, really) then this is for you. For those looking for closure I can confirm that Dawson pouts around (again), Cassel does a lot of leering (again) and McAvoy gets beaten up (again and again). Rating: 6/10.