First-time writer-director siblings Alex and Benjamin Brewer have created something wholly original with The Trust. Part neo-noir, part buddy cop black comedy, it’s a quirky and offbeat take on the heist movie – putting together an unlikely but brilliantly conceived partnership in Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood. Critics are praising the film as Nicolas Cage’s “renaissance” and him being back to his very best, with a blistering performance that has shades of the unhinged Bad Lieutenant and his other, most manic roles. Not one to be overshadowed, however, Elijah Woods is also fantastic, with a reserved and layered character who plays the ying to Cage’s eccentric yang. For all its reinvention though, The Trust is still a heist movie at heart. As the plot is hatched and begins to unfold, it becomes a highly tense thriller, and the Brewer brothers demonstrate the skills and genre know-how to create a genuinely suspenseful thrill-ride. Following its premiere at SXSW, The Trust has already picked up stellar reviews from the likes of Variety and The Guardian – making this one of the most-talked-about and must-see upcoming crime thrillers.
