Trust

I was excited going into this movie with the great cast including Victoria Justice and Katherine McNamara but the movie fell flat. It was told in a unique way that made you think one thing but then later on it went back and gave you more insights to how that part of the story finished and then everything started coming together and made sense. The acting was good but the storyline wasn't that unique or interesting and there were no real thrills. It's an okay movie but could've done better.

This was a one time watch. A young couple, an act of infidelity and a test of trust, with an ok cast and storyline. But you trolls need to quit it with your over top ratings of 10s for films like this as if they were up for an academy award. You people really need to cease and desist from all the reviewing shenanigans. It's really doing the "real" viewing audience a true disservice. And it simply must stop. Everyone please pay no attention to those overrated reviews. They are simply misleading.

"Trust" is about life in a big city (NYC at Christmas), young marriage, and how business life comes into play. The start of this movie was a bit slow, but it picked up after a few minutes - but please don't expect any action elements. The plot revolves around young couples that want to make things work with their partner, but business trips, acquaintances, clients, friends and other temptations make a blossoming relationship difficult. Every young professional in a committed relationship will see themselves in some of the situations. I think this is an interesting movie that shows Victoria Justice in a role we may have seen before. But I was also hoping for more excitement in general and more depth in an otherwise predictable plot.

Once there is doubt ... once someone believes that the other person is not faithful to them anymore ... it is hard to walk that back. For better or worse, Trust is a perfect title for this movie. A movie that is flawed, that shows flaws in humans. Those in love, those who tease them - and the bystanders around them.

I had heard of the ... let's call it service the woman hires. I had not heard the conditions and the ethics behind it. Have to admit, it does make sense. It made less sense to see how this unravels towards the end. But it was kinda fun watching it. Do not expect too much in the titilating department by the way (or to be more specific in the nudtiy department). But if you are here for the story, that shouldn't bother you anyway.

....you need better taste in films.

There's an interesting idea behind this film but the execution is awful. The characters of Amy and Ansgar should have been recast. Not sure why they made Ansgar Irish. Either get an Irish actor or cast the character as British like the actor is!!!! He couldn't maintain his accent through the film. The actress playing Amy didn't play the part well; she was very two dimensional, and the story could have been more twisty but it was flat and flaccid.

My score of 3 is for the idea.