Review - Trance (65%)

Ahhh....sweet fresh air! That's what Trance is, a breath of fresh air renewing the cinema going experience this march. I don't think I have ever seen something quite like Trance, I felt rewarded for watching it.

James McEvoy takes the reins as the main character and I have to praise him. He was very good and it's about time he got a big role in a good film. He was what id call professional for adapting to the character of Simon.

The story is strong and it's premise even stronger. Trance proves that without an all star cast you can still produce a film that has some metal. However through all the positives lies one element that is grasping onto Trance's leg and pulling it away from the highest scores. The film can get very slow in areas which resulted in me searching my bag for some more Fruit Pastilles with little hesitation.

Whether watching it on the big screen or in my front room (yes I bought it as should you) I did feel that with a little more excitment I could have been giving Trance a very high score and doing my best to promote it's presence for an award.

I think Trance will be one of the year's solid films that will gain a positive reception and recieve plaudits for it's originality. I mean I can't name another film where hypnotherapy is used to try and recover a painting.

Final Verdict - Solid and deserves praise for it's brave unmainstream approach, worth a purchase because of this.

SCORE: 65/100