the audience applauded

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

I watched this for a second time after watching it when it first came out. I only remembered bits and pieces but not the ending. The whole movie is ruined by a "lack of an ending". There are so many movies made like this in the last ten years or so it is a waste of time watching them. You have to kind of guess what might or might not have happened. I just wasted another two hours of my life!!

"Trust" starts presumably as a predictable film. Parents have no idea what their kids are up to and innocent girl gets fooled. Then it turns into a so-so thriller where the father seaks revenge like crazy. The girl seems extremely gullible and at times everyone is kind of irritating. As the film develops, though, it gets interesting. The rape´s aftermath is subtle and intelligent. Both parents have very different approaches and somehow they´re both wrong, as good as their intentions are. The girl´s character is incredibly well written. She´s a mess at first then slowly starts to understand. Writing a believable 15 years-old is not an easy thing to do. Liana Liberato is the star, which has a lot of merit having Clive Owen in the cast. The first hour could have been handled a lot better, not impressive at all, but by the time the film concludes, with a masterful scene, it had won me over. Insightful, modest and intelligent, why would anyone want "Trust" to be "Death Wish part 35" is beyond me.

It took almost ten million dollars to make this film. A lot of work with the script. Pristine performances. Lots of locations. Many people involved in the process. Captured the minds of viewers at the TIFF. And became a lemon raising 590,000 dollars worldwide (!).It's completely mind-blowing. This film may not be a scientific work of investigation or a depiction of something that happens to millions. Truth to be said, this film was made for Americans to watch, but... know what? Americans don't want to watch this kind of films. People get scared. Some people may even sue the producers, or the writers, or the director for the subject and the way it was treated.But this film is what it should be. A fantastic drama about a crime that makes your skin crawl. A beautifully produced film with difficult roles and moving performances. A believable story with believable actors (it's very uncommon for an American film to use actors the same age as that of their characters. For this film it meant everything! Casting 14- year-old Liana Liberato was the key to making Annie believable. And believable she is! Liana's performance is beyond performing: she portrays very complex emotions and states of mind in a way that few pros could summon.A must see for everyone.

Schwimmer crams a lot into his directorial debut: an elaborate and nasty grooming process, social (guilt) references through the workplace and colleague of the (girl's) father, the son who is seemingly favored, revenge sentiments and fantasies, et cetera and so on. So, it aspires to thrill as much as it wants to be dramatically apt, but instead becomes a laborious mix of TV-movie drama meets rape & revenge flick (where the revenge is only in the mind). For me, it never really took off.Liberato's acting ranges from okay to very good, Owen plays pretty much okay, but convinces most in the final scene, and the rest of the cast keeps up nicely. And although no less than the first half hour is just about the grooming, it still didn't convince me somehow. Then there's a lot of going back and forth between the different characters of the father and daughter, the investigation, and back to the father / mother relationship; it all felt a bit messy.All in all not bad, really, but also not a stunner by a long shot. 5 out of 10.