Trance

There's often a fine line between intrigue and confusion. The film Trance treads not so carefully and just about gets away with it.

We start out with an auctioneer telling us about art thefts. So we immediately expect the film to be about an art theft. Then we are caught by surprise and slapped into wondering what happened. Intriguing. Then we are offered a possible explanation. But that doesn't really seem to make sense. Confusing. We go along with it... and eventually there is a big reveal. And a not unsatisfying conclusion.

I thought most of the performances were good and carried the plot along nicely. James McAvoy is great and Vincent Cassel is a good opponent for him. I wasn't sure what Rosario Dawson was trying to show with Elizabeth but, since she is at the centre of the confusion, I guess that was deliberate.

An enjoyable watch if you don't think about it too much, or too little.