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Jun 6, 2014 · Dec 14, 2019 Full Review Sarah Marrs Cinesnark The plot gets unnecessarily complicated... and the movie takes a trip into noir territory that doesn't fit with the earlier established tone.
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Plot. Howard Holloway is a former child star who is now a down and struggling agent who specializes in representing child actors. Howard has an ongoing feud with more successful agent Aldo Stankas who has poached several of Howard's clients who were on the verge of success. After losing a client, Howard encounters the highly talented thirteen ...
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By Cliff Wheatley
Updated: Aug 16, 2021 11:58 pm
Posted: Jun 7, 2014 2:37 am
In his first writer/director role since 2008’s Choke – and since becoming known to the world at large as Marvel’s breakout SHIELD Agent Phil Coulson, Clark Gregg writes, directs, and stars in Trust Me. The trailers and posters for the movie would suggest that it’s a feel-good, zippy comedy, which isn’t entirely misleading. However, there’s much more to this story than the dumbed-down ads present, and that’s ultimately what makes Trust Me such a winner.
Howard (Gregg) is a former child actor turned agent for child actors struggling to catch a break with his clients, who all seem to leave him for sleazy competitor Aldo (Sam Rockwell). When he accidentally stumbles onto a talented young actress named Lydia (Saxon Sharbino) and her manager father Ray (Paul Sparks), he sees in her an opportunity to finally make a big deal happen. The problem is that Howard is a genuinely nice guy; a trait that doesn’t typically get you far in Hollywood. So when things get complicated for Howard as he starts to figure out Lydia and Ray’s past, the deal begins to go south.While the movie explores the seedier sides of Hollywood – the corruption of youth, the nepotism, the backstabbing dirty deals, and the overbearing parents of child actors – it does so through a generally humorous lens. It delves into more serious elements, but Trust Me establishes a tone that puts Gregg’s deadpan delivery to great use.
His affection for Lydia feels genuine, and Gregg manages – both in performance and direction – to avoid creepy romantic vibes that could have been easy to allude to, particularly in context of one particular scene. Instead, Gregg adeptly plays a mentor to Lydia, while Lydia is a clear reminder of Howard’s own past as a child star.
Trust Me is a great offering from Clark Gregg that really puts the man’s skill – in writing, directing, and performing – on proud display. Speckled with great bit players and a fantastic performance from newcomer Sharbino, Trust Me is a movie you should be checking out for a good laugh and/or cry.
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Jun 2, 2014 · Less satirical poison-pen letter than inept psychological drama, Trust Me is a nearly comprehensive misstep from writer-director-star Clark Gregg, whose intentions are muddled from an opening voiceover that doubles as a frame narrative, with Howard (Gregg), a fledgling agent for child actors, bleeding on a staircase and pontificating about being...
Jun 6, 2014 · Summary Howard Holloway, a former child star now struggling agent for child actors, spends years losing his most talented clients to his slick, arch-nemesis Aldo Shocklee. Comedy. Drama. Directed By: Clark Gregg. Written By: Clark Gregg. Trust Me. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews. 51.
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Without revealing too much of the plot, the movie begins as a comedy where Howard is a loser with a good heart, who courts for months his beautiful neighbor who even notices it. But going forward the film is colored with a dramatic and noir vein, ending with a dreamy touch.
