Trailer for Atom Egoyan’s Adoration

The release of a new Egoyan film is always a bit of an “event” for fans of Canadian film but I must admit I was a bit concerned that Adoration wasn’t particularly well received at Cannes and having seen the trailer, I can sort of see why.

According to a wiki entry, the film focuses on the story of Simon, a young man obsessed with the idea that he is the spawn of two historical figures. There has been talk that the film is also a look at how internet culture affects individuals and creates/breaks down relationships something which is much more in line with the themes in Egoyan’s previous works. Devon Bostick plays the role of Simon and the film also co-stars Scott Speedman, who seems to be working almost exclusively in Canada over the last few years, and Rachel Blanchard.

The Twitch folks have dug up the promotional trailer for Cannes and I have to admit, I’m not impressed. There are a few interesting moments in the trailer, namely the camera pan along a park but the rest of it comes off as amateurish. Speedman seems to be walking through his performance while Blanchard appears to be in acting in a completely different film, namely a melodrama. Hopefully the reaction is only a response to the way the trailer has been cut but at the moment, I’m not at all impressed.

Adoration is scheduled to open on January 7th.

Trailer is tucked under the seat!