Bernard Poupard

Going to the movies requires the viewer to suspend themselves into the land of make belief. However, that is sometimes a little difficult with some movies.Trap is a murder mystery movie with no murders and no mystery. I think the movie was made so that the director, M. Night Shyamalan can have a showcase for his daughter who appears as the singer at a concert event for her adoring fans. There seems to be no logic to the story line and I guess this is were the suspension into disbelief is required for the movie to plod along. I think the police and the FBI had no involvement in how they were portrayed as incompetents in carrying out their duties. I have seen coffee commercials that have more suspense, have a better soundtrack and a storyline and is more watchable than this big screen effort.

Beatles aficionados will have polarising opinions about their music being covered by other artists, but the Beatles themselves always thought cover versions of their songs was some times flattering and other time quite interpretive. This is another artist who lends his voice to their work and he does so in a reverent way. I enjoyed this movie. The interactions between the main characters in the movie was sincere and entertaining. The theme of the movie was heart-warming. Fans of the music of the Beatles should enjoy it as it is not taking the mick out their music, nor them as a band or as individuals. It is not a review of their music, but if you give the movie an opportunity to take you on a magical trip of “what ifs”, you may come away from the cinema appreciating the movie for what it is, joyful. I’m going to buy the DVD when it is released.