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The Trust (2016)
Ho hum movie, tries hard to be different but ends up being nonsensical
Crime drama based on greed follows a familiar pattern be it in a movie or a real life situation, no one ever risked their life just because they were bored but are patiently waiting for their retirement checks and social securit, maybe Woods character being young might contemplate a reckless adventure but not Cage, a over the hill middle aged cop. Also Woods was in it neck deep but a sudden change of heart because the loot belonged to some really badd guys? Both of them knew the set up, the safe, the casino connections it's really a stretch that drilling for hours Woods was ignorant about wtf was going on. Huge plot holes and a dismissive role for Jerry Lewis, weird casting choice, all in all a very weird, absurd story. I will give it a -10 even though only 1 star is possible.
Teheran Tabu (2017)
Dark, depressing, effort in futility
It has the eye catching title, all the bells and whistles of a slick Hollywood made movie but that's where it ends as it waffles thru the plot hole ridden story, it attaches the social ills, moral corruption in the seedy underbelly of Tehran to the Mullahs (Islamic clerics) showing their political posters at every opportunity, placing the blame on their heads, if it had gone a little more deeper to understand the why's more it could have redeemed it self but it just floats above those reality based questions to tell a story that seems extremely bizarre, why is the prostitute selling her body, why is her husband in jail, why is Sara repeatedly aborting her baby, why is Donya so desperate to sell her self to Sheikhs, the writer left out the million pound elephant in the room which is that for the past 40 years Iran has been under constant sanctions, embargos, wars which it did not start, before the revolution there was the Shah who was a despot with his secret police, before that an elected leader was deposed, this is summary of what the last 70 years have been like, Iran has been the pig pong ball in a match between various global powers. I guess a movie that tries to tell the whole story would not be marketable by Hollywood/EU as that would be very uncomfortable its the easy way out, have a problem any problem blame the Government, and the fairy tale world known as US/EU has solved all the societal ills and there are no evil abusers of women, rape is non existent, pay is equal, objectifying women is a crime, domestic, workplace violence does not happen, drugs, prostitution, joblessness mental illness, racism etc has been solved. It would be refreshing if Soozandeh told a story which was balanced and positive along with the harsh realities, a little more depth along with tying up loose ends instead of overly dramatic nonsense. 1 star is for the artists who did a brilliant job they deserve an Oscar for working with a handicapped script loved all of them Bravo.