kitellis-98121 What a lousy movie!Very poor set-up, both in terms of who the characters were, as well as what they were doing. It was vaguely clear that they were up to no good, but it was pretty hazy.Eventually it became a sort of a heist movie, but the planning stages were again hazy. There was no clear series of tasks that needed to be completed; details worked out, problems overcome. The execution of the heist, such as it was, was messy. The fact that the two central characters didn't even seem to know what or who they were robbing didn't help to give me any sense of either rooting for them, or caring one way or another how things would proceed.Also, since one of them was killing people willy-nilly, it was unclear whether the audience is still expected to root for him and his partner to complete a successful heist, or for them both to get caught, or for the "evil" one to get killed or caught while the "good" one gets away with the loot... or something else entirely.When we eventually see what they are stealing, it is STILL unclear what it is exactly and who it belongs to. Plus additional items are found in a separate place that may or may not be connected to the first place - who knows? - and what the significance of these items are is never explained, nor is it clear whether these items are now part of the loot or not... and then it is suggested that maybe the "evil" heister knew all along about everything and was somehow conning his partner to be used as some sort of patsy... an idea which again goes nowhere... and then there's the hostage, who may or may not be in on it (or something else entirely) and seems to be connected to the mysterious vans that show up at the end (I'm trying really hard to avoid spoilers, so I'll have to leave it there)... and then the final shot of a lot of objects in a warehouse... what the hell???If this review seems weird, disorganised, rambling, incoherent, and ultimately pointless then it is, as intended, an accurate representation of the movie.What a mess!

Michael_Elliott The Trust (2016) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Las Vegas police officer Stone (Nicolas Cage) stumbles across some strange paperwork, which leads him to look into a mysterious building. He soon starts to realize that there's some sort of vault inside and he talks another officer (Elijah Wood) into breaking in with him. Soon the two realize it's much bigger than they thought.THE TRUST comes from directors Alex, Ben and Benjamin Brewer and for the most part it is an entertaining and somewhat captivating heist movie. That's not to say the film is perfect or even a good one but at the same time it's certainly worth watching as a Redbox rental or a free viewing like I did with Netflix. The film has some weak moments at the start and I'd argue some of the humor is flat but there's no question that the final forty-five minutes are very good.As I said, the worst part of the movie was some of the strange and rather pointless black comedy at the start of the picture. At first I thought I was watching some sort of weak comedy because it was just rather annoying to say the least. Once you get to the heart of the movie, which is the actual heist, you look back at these early scenes and really have to wonder what the point of them were. Once the movie is over you've basically seen a good heist movie yet your brain remembers back to the start of the picture and it really doesn't make much sense.I'd also say Wood's character changes throughout the film also didn't make much sense. I'm not going to go into spoilers but to say his character was a bit strange would be an understatement. With all of that said, there's no question that the final portion of this movie is very good. Once the two cops get their plan in motion we get a couple surprises along the way and I'd also argue that the drilling sequences were very well directed. Again, I'm not going to spoil how everything ends but there are some good twists that will remind you of the film noirs from the 1950s.Both Cage and Wood are good in their roles and they certainly help keep you glued into the movie. Cage really stands out with a pretty laid back and entertaining performance, although there's one sequence where he goes ballistic like only he can. The supporting players are nice as well and we get a brief scene with Jerry Lewis. Yes, that Jerry Lewis. Technically speaking the music and cinematography are both very good and this helps THE TRUST as well.

Hellmant 'THE TRUST': Four Stars (Out of Five)A heist flick, starring Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood! The two play down on their luck police officers, that decide to rob a drug dealer together; by breaking into his secret safe, that they just recently learned about. It was directed by Alex and Benjamin Brewer, and it was scripted by Benjamin and Adam Hirsch. The movie features Sky Ferreira, Ethan Suplee, Steven Williams and the legendary Jerry Lewis in supporting roles. It's received mixed reviews from critics, and it got a limited indie theatrical run at the Box Office (as well as a VOD release). I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to!Sergeant David Waters (Wood) and Lieutenant Jim Stone (Cage) are friends, that both work for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department together (in the Evidence Management unit). They're both struggling financially, and they're also both tired of their jobs. So when Jim learns that a local drug dealer keeps all of his valuable merchandise in one building, the two decide to rob it together. Stone is completely committed to the idea, and quite obsessive about it, while Waters is reluctant to go along with the plan. David quickly regrets his decision, when things become much more complicated than they expected.The movie is a surprisingly well made crime drama; it's often intense, and involving, and the characters are pretty well developed. Wood and Cage are also both perfectly cast in their roles; and you get to see another great manic performance from Cage, but this time in a good film (which doesn't happen frequently enough lately). I also really like the style and music of the movie. It's just an all around entertaining heist flick. It's a little dark, and depressing, but it's also a lot of fun.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' review at: https://youtu.be/RO7ghqXHCCY

Adrian Callan Nicholas cage is without out a doubt won of the most successful actors of his generation. Love him or hate him, you cannot deny he is talented at what he does. Ever since Wild at Heart he has made playing weird characters his niche.In "The Trust" he goes a step further. Many of his characters over the years have been a little too similar, but this time he goes all out to be different. And he does it very well with this performance. A very weird and unsettling man, who is far from likable, but remains interesting and unpredictable throughout.That said, the story line suffers from being too predictable at times and too unbelievable at others. A rather unsatisfying chaotic experience that leaves the view wondering what else they could have been doing for the last couple of hours.It rates poorly with me simply because it left me cold. Too much violence and madness, with little cleverness in the plot line to balance it out.