Review of The Trust (2016) by Keith H — 07 Apr 2016

'The Trust' benefits from Cage's madcap performance but everything else is literally a cliché from start to finish.

This review of The Trust (2016) was written by Keith H on 07 Apr 2016.

The Trust has generally received mixed reviews.

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Thriller about two dirty cops (Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood) who pull off a heist. Dark, weird, and in serious need of suspense…

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By Brianmccritic (814) on 27 Aug 2016

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By Gregg M (123) on 25 Aug 2016

I rented this movie from Red Box and what a mistake. This low budget boring movie is a waste of time…

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There is, in the end, a lot to like and enjoy contained within The Trust, but it's predominantly outweighed (and essentially negated) by an…

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By Matthew W (920) on 07 Oct 2016

A darkly-themed heist movie with great performances by Cage and Wood. While the plot is slightly off-center, it is worth watching…

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By Hrvoje G (8) on 15 Sep 2016

I kept wanting to see where it would go, then it all broke down and ended as if they ran out of screen time and had a light in the back signaling…

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By Troy S (194) on 28 Mar 2017

This movie is actually a good movie but unfotunately the ending is so dissapointing it kind of renders it all pointless…

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