The Trust is a 2016 heist film starring Elijah Wood and Nicolas Cage. They both play Las Vegas Metro Police, working with evidence collection and that are honestly mediocre in everything that they do. After a lengthy investigation, Lt. Stone (Cage) is determined to find the cash source for a drug dealer who has been suspiciously let out on bail. He convinces his partner, Sgt. Dave Waters (Wood), to come along with him in his plans to rob a secret compartment in the back of a convenience store for a large payout. This heist will definitely change their careers, just not how they expect.
I found the experience of watching The Trust very enjoyable. The general incompetence or mundane nature of the job that Wood and Cage's characters are engaged sets the tone for what will happen later in the movie. Even in the planning stage of their heist, things do not go as planned and as smooth as they had hoped, leaving them to either go into the job not as prepared as they hope and forcing them to take risks that they had not foreseen. Neither men are masterminds that have every angle thought out, they are regular people who have gotten in over their heads, which is a delightful turn of the genre. The tension rises dramatically over the course of the movie as the viewer watches Dave come to grips that he is far in above his head and that there is no turning back from what he and Jim do. I recommend this movie not as an example of high cinema, but as a movie that acknowledges that heists are messy and not as polished and sexy as an Ocean's Eleven or Fast and Furious. It manages your time well as the viewer and never wears out its welcome; giving you more and more until even the final scene of the movie. Focusing more on the economy of movie that you will encounter, there isn't much fluff. It is a tight experience that respects you all throughout. This is a title that is worth watching if you are intimidated by the deluge of low-quality movies that Cage has attached himself over the years.
No comments:
Post a Comment