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Willow
Lonelywalker:
Everyone is guilty, but of what? 22 February 2005
Trinity is a curious movie for several reasons. On a practical level,
it's curious because, although it was completed in 2001, it has yet to
achieve a wide release either at the cinemas or on DVD. On the level of
content, it is even more of a mystery.
The film has many of the elements of a stage play: closed, intimate
setting; a few characters who we get to know in great depth;
concentration on dialogue; and intense performances from each of its
three central cast members (Tom McCamus, Stephen Moyer, and Lucy
Akhurst). However, its look is nothing that could ever be achieved on
stage. Despite the low budget and limited locations, Trinity still
looks and feels like a work of art.
In some ways it reminded me of the archetypal low-budget success story
Cube, with its atmospheric changes of lighting, claustrophobic rooms,
and sense of mystery. Trinity, however, is a much more personal,
internal film. There is no external challenge to be faced, no race to
get out of the Cube or to survive. The challenges the characters face
are their personal demons, and their reasons for being there in the
first place.
Although personal demons are not generally the most cinematic or
visually interesting subjects of film, each of the three actors
convincingly portrays the many sides of their characters. Akhurst is
full of tormented rage, and McCamus dangerously quiet. Moyer in some
ways has the thankless role of the piece, attempting to insert a voice
of reason and normalcy into the situation, until he too is revealed as
more than was initially suspected.
Trinity offers no easy answers, and much of the film serves to
continually question the characters and their motives, rather than to
resolve any issues. However, it is very much a film that begs to be
examined more closely, rather than given up out of frustration.
Hopefully it will soon get a wider release, and be given the attention
and critical respect it merits.
Dark Mirage:
Far better than expected, 20 February 2005
If your tastes run to movies requiring attention and thought to unravel, Trinity may be for you. If you want car chases and explosions, go elsewhere. Even when there is an explosion during Trinity, we see it indirectly, reflected in the eyes of one of the characters.
Set in an alternative present or near future, Trinity's world looks like ours but it isn't. Trinity deals with the aftermath of genetic experiments directed by a Dr Clerval, an aftermath resulting in the deaths of people followed by the disappearance of Clerval.
"Clerval" is the name of a friend of Dr Victor Frankenstein in the original novel.
Agents Brach and Schiller are sent to investigate a distress signal sent from the arctic research station formerly operated by Clerval. They find one person there, a man who looks like Clerval but who claims to be his clone, not Clerval but "of him", possessing some of his memories, but not all. But is cloneClerval telling the truth? Nearly the whole of the movie deals with the interaction of these characters. Bach and Schiller both have personal agendas beyond assigned duty. It is difficult to know who and what to believe. All three characters carry emotional burdens involving the others, bringing them into constant and sometimes violent conflict with one another. The isolation of the research station creates a claustrophobic atmosphere that none of them can readily escape.
Elsewhere, Trinity is listed as having a run time of 120 minutes instead of the nearly 80 minutes as released in Holland in autumn 2004. Trinity is known to have several different versions. It would be interesting to know just what was omitted in the present release, and how the other versions differed. It would also be interesting to know why the movie was completed in 2001 but not released until 3 years later, and then only in Belgium and Holland.
9 double helices out of 10
Willow:
I want more! 3 February 2005
Movies like this... I don't know. Usually I don't watch this kind of movies (ahem... I have a few more odd movies in my collection), except when an actor that I like is in it. Just like this one. Tom McCamus is a very talented actor, and in a few weeks of hanging around on the internet with Tom McCamus fans, it's hard not to become one yourself. So, I'm game.
They say that this is the movie that got Tom McCamus his role as Mason Eckhart in Mutant X. Tom McCamus plays Dr. Clerval. According to me a mixture of Adam Kane (because of his arrogance) and Mason Eckhart (just.. the voice, the glare, the movements... wow).
The lightning is great, the acting is magnificent, especially by Tom McCamus. That man can do a lot with just one look or the tone of his voice. The 2 other actors, Lucy Akhurst and Stephen Moyer are so and so. Stephen Moyer's character is just... annoying and Lucy Akhurst plays the role of the tormented and lost Schiller well. The soundtrack is neat, and the movie shows that you can do a lot with one subject only.
It got me on the edge of my seat all the time. I loved it.
The weird thing is that the movie hasn't been released on DVD overseas, but in a small country like Holland (and Belgium). (Come on Fireworks! Release it already the proper way!)
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