The Trust (2016)

Load of rubbish!!

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Depressing, crazy, unpredictable movie that seems like an outline they gave these two great actors and told them "go entertain". The 90 minutes is not worth the ending -- I wish I had the time back. The movie was moving along OK until they actually do the deed then it all goes off the rails and they start doing things that are no characteristic -- got dumb. SKIP THIS

If you want a quality movie, no. If you want %110 Cage, yes.

I think that with having watched this movie, I have fully realized that Nicholas Cage's choosing of projects in recent years has been almost completely poor. While this particular project is not the worst he has done, it is all the same a very unsatisfying viewing experience. There's not really anything wrong with the movie's basic premise - two cops deciding to pull off a heist- even though it's not an original one. There are a few good touches here and there, ranging from some nice music to acceptable production values for a direct to DVD project. The script, however, could have used some more work. The two central cop characters aren't fleshed out enough at the beginning, so we don't know what to think of them when they decide to pull off the heist. Also, it is really unclear whether the filmmakers want us to sympathize with these characters or not. A bigger problem is that the heist portion of the movie - the main selling point - isn't particularly exciting or tense. Instead, there is an almost casual feeling, despite the fact that there are unplanned factors that happen to the two cops during the process. Jerry Lewis fans should also know that he's is totally wasted here, appearing in just two small scenes. The movie never gets to be downright boring, I admit, but even then there really isn't much here that will grab even the most patient viewers.

Average at best. The final act had some twists and turns, making it the best bit of the film, but still, the rest of it is not that strong. It isn't that weak though. "The Trust" relies significantly on the dynamic of the main duo - Cage and Wood - and for the most part they do a good job. Cage portrays his typical character - an apparent ordinary man that increasingly becomes darker and dubious. Wood is the one that keeps both of their feet in the ground, in a more contained role, still pulling it off rather good. This is a film you'll only watch because of this two, specially because, apart from this two, there's no much to see and that is, probably, the major flaw of "The Trust". There are no side-characters - apart from Stone's (Cage) father, played by Jerry Lewis, that has only around 1 minute of screen time. "The Trust" had some potential. There's no need to say that most of it was lost.