*** out of **** I'm usually against films as one-sided about a situation as "Trust"; a film that lacks as much depth as it already has. The film was directed by David Schwimmer, who is a regular on the television sitcom "Friends", and went from that to his directorial debut, "Run Fat Boy Run". With this film, he has made something different, and perhaps something better. But his first feature was a comedy, and "Trust" is a drama. I cannot compare the two without drawing a … more
Star Rating: There are so many ways Trust could have gone wrong, but in the hands of director David Schwimmer and screenwriters Andy Bellin and Robert Festinger, it’s a masterpiece – a film that tackles delicate subject matter with insight, intelligence, and compassion. We’re made to think that it’s the story of a suburban teenage girl groomed and raped by an internet predator, but it’s nowhere near that simple; it’s really … more