The Trust Reviews

I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since it was starring Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I have to admit that I was quite actually positively surprised by the damned thing. Sure, it was still missing to be really good but there is no doubt that it was miles better than the usual lame action flicks Nicolas Cage has been making during the last 15 years. First of all, I always had a weak spot for the heist genre but, above all, Cage gave here her such a fine calibrated performance. Sure, as usual with this actor, his character was fairly unhinged but not too much and he still felt believable and relatable. Elijah Wood had a less showy role but he was fine as well and they were both quite entertaining. Through the whole thing, you wonder which one might be the biggest loser but, eventually, they had both nothing really interesting or worthwhile going on in their respective life but, even so, while Cage’s character is completely committed in this rather misguided plan, Wood’s character constantly keeps wondering what the heel is he actually doing here and this dynamic between them was just so fun. It might have worked beter though if they had fleshed out more the relationship between these two men before the heist. There was also a major plot-hole. Indeed, there is no way that there would not be more security to protect and above watch all such a valuable safe. Eventually, it is rather unbelievable that there wouldn’t be some cameras outside and inside the safe and/or some trigger/sensor if someone tried to force it. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing really groundbreaking, it turned out to be actually a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.