The Trust
Saban Films | Release Date: May 13, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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4
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8
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMay 12, 2016
Wood and Cage have a terrific dynamic together. Read full review
80
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMay 12, 2016
The script, by Adam Hirsch and Benjamin Brewer, is full of both humor and menace, giving the actors plenty to work with. That makes for an enjoyably slow buildup to an unexpected ending. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd May 12, 2016
When it comes to the disposable VOD fare that Cage and Travolta have made a side career out of indiscriminately embracing, minor pleasures are a major improvement. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMay 10, 2016
Throughout Alex and Benjamin Brewer's film, Nicolas Cage holds the screen with his distinct timing and expressive force of being. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid HughesMay 30, 2016
Cage and Wood make a hugely enjoyable double act (has True Detective season three been cast yet?) in this deceptively dark thriller with comic undertones, arguably sunk by a seismic tonal shift that not only wipes the smile off your face, but leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Tune into its offbeat frequency, however, and there is much to enjoy. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 14, 2016
Throughout, connoisseurs of Cage's career should appreciate a performance that rides the edge of his crazy tendencies. Read full review
58
The PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinMar 21, 2016
The Trust is many other things — darkly funny, flawed, with a eminently watchable dynamic between Cage and Wood — but from frame one it reasonably entertains, while its characters have nothing but contempt for one another. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyMay 13, 2016
A moderately entertaining heist movie featuring an animated and reasonably diverting Eccentric Cage Performance. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMay 13, 2016
For reminding us all that Cage has a peculiarly gifted way with erratic types, The Trust has merit, but the rest of it strains to hold one’s interest. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartMay 12, 2016
A so-so heist movie whose dirty-cop character’s personality must have been described in the screenplay as “Nicolas Cage-esque.” Fortunately, Cage was available. Read full review
50
Village VoiceApril WolfeMay 10, 2016
In The Trust, the stylish new heist film from Alex and Benjamin Brewer, we get a brief, satisfying, darkly comic peek at everyday Vegas life as lived by low-level LVPD officers. Then the film quickly loses focus and forgets the quirky characters that make the city — and the story — special. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin ChangMar 16, 2016
Cage supplies a stream of tension-defusing laughs while the script steadily applies the screws, but this disposable exercise in comic nihilism offers only a modest payoff at best. Read full review
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