Trauma (2004 film)

Trauma is a 2004 British psychological thriller directed by Marc Evans and written by Richard Smith.

The film is described by critics as a psychological thriller in the same vein as David Cronenberg, Memento, and Jacobs Ladder however, most find that the film pales in comparison, with Eye Weekly calling it just another pretentious Jacobs Ladder knockoff. The film has been described as stylish, with iofilm calling it a triumph of style over content. Shadows on the Wall adds, Evans fills the screen with... moody, atmospheric, and evocative visuals, and Filmcritic.com says the film has The Ringinspired creepy imagery.Neil Youngs Film Lounge describes the films visual in this way Evans along with cinematographer John Mathieson, productiondesigner Richard Smith and editor Mags Arnold tries desperately to jazz everything up, deploying all manner of distorted visuals extreme camera angles and closeups, plus overatmospheric lighting effects and jagged cuts in a strenuous attempt to get us into Bens tormented stateofmind. ........

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