Transfixed

Rating: 4/10 (23 September 2011)

This was NOT a film for the cinema... close-ups of a group of (brilliant actors, but nevertheless) middle-aged men shuffling about. The book is apparently difficult and the film was like watching an ITV sleuth drama! Turgid. We had no time to get to know the characters (let alone learn their names). I found this very difficult to watch in the cinema. It was so still you could hear a pin drop (or people rustling, scratching, sniffing and god knows what else, not to mention the booms from other screens next door...). The film has merits on its own: some powerful cinematography and very moody, but not right for the big screen experience is my conclusion!