Trance
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A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
What critics thought
Danny Boyle's hypnotic thriller lands in mixed territory — visually slick and energetically directed, but critics were divided over whether the screenplay's labyrinthine twists reward attention or simply obscure thin characterization. Fans of Boyle's kinetic style found it an enjoyable puzzle; skeptics felt the style was outrunning the substance.
“a dazzling, absorbing entertainment which shows off Danny Boyle's mastery of complex storytelling and black, black humour”
Empire
“playing fast and loose with reality”
Michael O'Sullivan·Washington Post
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Danny BoyleDirector
James McAvoySimon
Vincent CasselFranck
Rosario DawsonElizabeth
Danny SapaniNate
Matt CrossDominic
Tuppence MiddletonYoung Woman in Red Car
Simon KunzSurgeon
Michael ShaefferSecurity Guard #1
Tony JayawardenaSecurity Guard #2
Vincent MontuelHandsome Waiter
John HodgeWriter
Joe AhearneWriter
Anthony Dod MantleCinematographyFrom the studio
Trance
A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
What critics thought
Danny Boyle's hypnotic thriller lands in mixed territory — visually slick and energetically directed, but critics were divided over whether the screenplay's labyrinthine twists reward attention or simply obscure thin characterization. Fans of Boyle's kinetic style found it an enjoyable puzzle; skeptics felt the style was outrunning the substance.
“a dazzling, absorbing entertainment which shows off Danny Boyle's mastery of complex storytelling and black, black humour”
Empire
“playing fast and loose with reality”
Michael O'Sullivan·Washington Post
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Danny BoyleDirectorJames McAvoySimonVincent CasselFranckRosario DawsonElizabethDanny SapaniNateMatt CrossDominicTuppence MiddletonYoung Woman in Red CarSimon KunzSurgeonMichael ShaefferSecurity Guard #1Tony JayawardenaSecurity Guard #2Vincent MontuelHandsome WaiterJohn HodgeWriterJoe AhearneWriterAnthony Dod MantleCinematographyFrom the studio
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