51
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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Gregg doesn’t possess the moral rot needed to crawl into the Willy Loman muck, and the film’s dialogue is Glengarry lite, but Saxon Sharbino, as an enigmatic tween actor, is just as the movie claims: the real deal.
- 70The DissolveChris KlimekThe DissolveChris KlimekA smart, sardonic, unpredictable morality play that gets the little things right.
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThee inside-Hollywood dramedy Trust Me contains so much terrific writing, acting and observation that it becomes a bit easier to forgive writer-director-star Clark Gregg when his ambitions best him during the movie's convoluted last third.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAs the movie picks up speed and undergoes sudden, confusing plot reversals, it loses its satirical edge.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeHugely entertaining for much of its short running time before a third act that's problematic for various reasons, the film benefits from a top-notch cast and some sharp dialogue but will leave many viewers scratching their heads.
- Like a cocky insider, Trust Me touches success only to throw it away on a gamble.
- 50Village VoiceErnest HardyVillage VoiceErnest HardyThe film isn't as biting as The Player or Swimming with Sharks, and neither Howard's struggles nor Lydia's mystery is a match for the electricity of the supporting actresses in their brief roles.
- 50New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartGregg, who previously directed the very dark comedy “Choke,” never quite settles on a tone; from the opening scenes, in which Molly Shannon plays a neurotic stage mom and Allison Janney a chilly casting agent, it seems he’s going that way again, but a dramatic twist sends the film into less plausible territory.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanEvery actor probably dreams of creating his or her ideal role. So kudos to Marvel movie stalwart Clark Gregg (“The Avengers,” TV’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) for actually doing it, as writer, director and star of this indie drama. If only we could extend our congratulations to the project itself.
- 12Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardAlmost none of the film's characters or scenarios escape feeling contrived under writer-director-star Clark Gregg's bizarro tonal shifts and plot developments.