The Trust (2016)

Cage has been on a dry run for the past few years. Not only has he been starring in mediocre-bad movies, but he hasn't had a chance to be as fun and eccentric as we know he can be. It's like he's been on downers for a while, and now with The Trust, he finally got off those meds. This is the Nicolas Cage we love - silly, unpredictable, and hilarious. His antics aren't overbearing either thanks to co-lead Elijah Wood, who is the stoner counterpart to Cage and loosely serves as the voice of reason. The plot of The Trust is that Cage and Wood are cops who couldn't care less about their jobs and wind up stumbling across a drug operation that leads them to a secret vault. Then they decide to rob the place.

It starts off as an off-beat comedy. Cage and Wood share a brilliant rapport making it easy to gloss over the film's shortcomings. Then in the third act things become strangely dark and the fun lackadaisical tone drifts away. But until then, The Trust is a pleasant surprise with more depth than you'd think. The film is loaded with issues - the clunky narrative and inconsistent tone - but for Cage fans who are jonesing for a fix, The Trust will surely fill that void and at the very least provide a few good laughs.

Fmovies: It has been a very long time since Nicolas Cage has done a good movie. This movie is a very good movie though it has a very twisted ending. If you ask why it is good? Then,

1. Good screenplay. Throughout the whole movie, I never felt boring. It had a decent pace with moderate ups and downs.

2. Good acting. Though it was not stellar, you'll have to appreciate their performance. You can feel Jims greed and Davids tormented thoughts.

3. Twisted ending. A bit unexpected ending but it completes the movie. I don't understand why people complains about it. But remember the movie's name is "The Trust" and the ending depicts it perfectly.

So, the conclusion is that it is a good movie. Entertaining from start to finish. Provides some thoughts afterward.

Nicolas Cage is and always will be my favorite actor, his overall quirkiness and ability to play a complete different personality in every movie astounds me. In The Trust he is at his wackiest, this dark comedy thriller has him playing a deluded corrupt cop who has a plan to pull of a massive heist with his buddy cop played by Elijah Wood who has no idea of Cage's plan. Sounds like a great plot right? Despite this film getting below average reviews I still dived in and watched it, and I wasn't disappointed, this film managed to exceed the low expectations I went in with.

Surprisingly Cage and Wood had really good chemistry on screen together, the humor worked well when it was used and managed to get a few cheap laughs out of me. Cage has pumped out a lot of movies lately, most of which have been bad, but among the good ones that he has released such as 'Joe', this one I believe is up there with it. It managed to entertain right to the end.

The cinematography was pretty good, considering the budget was very low for the film. The acting was believable and had me engaged throughout the film. Whilst the film lost it's way in the last 20-30 minutes it still held it's self well as a solid B movie, with many different twists and turns thrown at the viewer it was very hard to predict how it was going to end.

The acting was on point for the entirety of the film with Cage and Elijah Wood both proving that they are still A grade actors. I believe that this one is another great entry into Cage's volatile filmography, it makes me happy to see that he still has faith in himself to bring out a good movie. If you are a fan of comedy/crime films, give this one a go!

The Trust fmovies. This movie highlights what really talented actors these two guys are and why we've enjoyed watching them for so long!!! But together these two really shine!!! Awesome chemistry and hilarious in an "Odd Couple" kind of way!!! I'm looking forward to watching this movie twice... oh yeah!!!... I already have!!!... three times to be exact!!! Forget the bad reviews, these are the people who hate every movie!!! Watch it and just let it entertain you!!!.... It will!!!

I like this movie. It was smart, fun and kinda strange. But I like it. The best movie with Nicolas Cage in years.

I think a lot of people don't get what is happening. If you think about what happened in the movie, it will all fall into place. This movie will be underrated by many. I think I got it. This is a thinker.

I would recommend this to people who are a little tired of the same old super-hero movie type and who are looking for a movie that you will have on your mind for a while. A nice surprise from Nicolas Cage and Elija Wood.

8/10 for me on this movie

There seem to be a "few" people having problems with the ending. I did not. These people, the type used in focus groups by the major studios, help screw films over, expecting "by the numbers" endings.

This ending has more of a 70's tone. I enjoyed it.

The actors did a fantastic job, I was transported into their world remarkably quickly. I didn't see "Frodo".. I didn't see "kooky" over the top Nic Cage. Just 2 quirky cops embarking on a caper.

The pace, cinematography, direction, and soundtrack helped make this a fun Sunday afternoon watch.

I hope you arrive at this film in a similar frame of mind as I did. Despite the bad reviews I gave it a chance, and am glad I did. Great performance by both leads.