Trust Reviews

1990

Rated:
70
from 569 members

TRUST tells the darkly comic tale of an unlikely romance between Maria (Adrienne Shelly), a well-meaning yet thoughtless pregnant teenager, and Matthew (Martin Donovan), a frustrated young man who assembles and repairs electronics. When Maria and her judgmental father get into a heated argument and she reveals her pregnancy, he .. Read more

Starring	Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merrit Nelson, Edie Falco
Director	Hal Hartley
Genres	Comedy, Comedy

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To some extent, Hartley's second feature may be seen as a reprise of the small-town situations of The Unbelievable... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 17 Sep 2009
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29 out of 32 people found this review helpful

Cult classic in the making

Channel 4 had the foresight to show this film in the UK after limited release in progressive cinemas like the GFT and Curzon in Soho.

The first scenes are some of the best in cinema. You know you're not watching just another average film.

The acting is a cut above, the atmosphere, cinematography, direction...och, just rent it or buy it. Genius.
- - carparksuperstar from London
  - Posted 05 Nov 2005 02:09
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

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[Highly rated reviewer]

Wonderful, and sadly overlooked, see it.

Trust might be described as a romantic comedy, but that would give you a terrible misconception as to what you'll find here. This is independent film making at it's finest, and a million miles away from hollywood shmaltz.

Maria is a typical teenager, obsessed with pimples, fashion and all those other things so important in youth, but when she falls unexpectedly pregnant events are set into motion that will change all that forever.

Mathew is a dysfunctional loner whose principles get in the way of his day to day life.

The story examines many things (human frailty, the ethics of abortion, the effects of bad parenting, the banality of life in the modern world, to name but a few) in it's tale of two outcasts, and what happens when they meet.

You can't help but fall in love with Trusts' two vulnerable protagonists, particularly if you're at odds with the world yourself. The piece is made even more poignant by the fact that star Adrienne Shelley was found murdered not too long ago. She'll be sadly missed .
- - Baccante from Driffield
  - Posted 01 Jul 2008 17:18
[Highly rated reviewer]

trust me, this is a good film!

an excellent film. almost everything about it was Lynchian, which in my opinion is a great complement! it was well paced, well acted (in a Lynchian kinda way!) and was packed with both drama and humour. well and truly worth a look - trust me!
- - gingerspike from Grimsby
  - Posted 28 Dec 2009 22:49
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[Highly rated reviewer]

trust me, this is a good film!

an excellent film. almost everything about it was Lynchian, which in my opinion is a great complement! it was well paced, well acted (in a Lynchian kinda way!) and was packed with both drama and humour. well and truly worth a look - trust me!
- - gingerspike from Grimsby
  - Posted 28 Dec 2009 22:49

29 out of 32 people found this review helpful

Cult classic in the making

Channel 4 had the foresight to show this film in the UK after limited release in progressive cinemas like the GFT and Curzon in Soho.

The first scenes are some of the best in cinema. You know you're not watching just another average film.

The acting is a cut above, the atmosphere, cinematography, direction...och, just rent it or buy it. Genius.
- - carparksuperstar from London
  - Posted 05 Nov 2005 02:09
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

* * * This review contains spoilers * * *ShowHide

[Highly rated reviewer]

Wonderful, and sadly overlooked, see it.

Trust might be described as a romantic comedy, but that would give you a terrible misconception as to what you'll find here. This is independent film making at it's finest, and a million miles away from hollywood shmaltz.

Maria is a typical teenager, obsessed with pimples, fashion and all those other things so important in youth, but when she falls unexpectedly pregnant events are set into motion that will change all that forever.

Mathew is a dysfunctional loner whose principles get in the way of his day to day life.

The story examines many things (human frailty, the ethics of abortion, the effects of bad parenting, the banality of life in the modern world, to name but a few) in it's tale of two outcasts, and what happens when they meet.

You can't help but fall in love with Trusts' two vulnerable protagonists, particularly if you're at odds with the world yourself. The piece is made even more poignant by the fact that star Adrienne Shelley was found murdered not too long ago. She'll be sadly missed .
- - Baccante from Driffield
  - Posted 01 Jul 2008 17:18
[Highly rated reviewer]

trust me, this is a good film!

an excellent film. almost everything about it was Lynchian, which in my opinion is a great complement! it was well paced, well acted (in a Lynchian kinda way!) and was packed with both drama and humour. well and truly worth a look - trust me!
- - gingerspike from Grimsby
  - Posted 28 Dec 2009 22:49

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Critics' reviews
To some extent, Hartley's second feature may be seen as a reprise of the small-town situations of The Unbelievable... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 17 Sep 2009