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Sword of Trust

2019

Lynn Shelton

Marc Maron, Jon Bass, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell ...

5.2

408

Comedy. Drama Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but the only item she receives is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won the Civil War.

	Author	Review
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"It does have something to say about our escalating culture of conspiracy theorists, revisionist history, and retro racial attitudes (...) [It] is pleasant and unfussy"	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Maron leads a small ensemble like a natural; both the actor and his director seem happy to play to their fans in this modest outing, worrying little about straying beyond their comfort zones."	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Marc Maron is better than ever (...) The most revealing aspect of 'Sword of Trust' is that its ridiculous circumstances are almost crazy enough to be true."	POS
United States	Emily Yoshida Vulture	"[The story] dredges up a lot of spicy stuff. Racism, antisemitism, addiction, codependency, and the disorienting effects of a post-truth world (...) but the film ends before any of it starts to feel like it’s emulsifying"	NEU
United States	Kimber Myers The Playlist	"'Sword of Truth' is full of seemingly effortless charms and quirks, but Shelton keeps it from overloading into full-on twee."	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"A film that works when it’s allowed to amplify its filmmaker’s skill with character actors but less when it resorts to wacky hijinks, which it ultimately does too much for my taste"	NEU
United States	David Crow Den of Geek	"What makes 'Sword of Trust' stand out is not so much the easygoing humor between Mel and Mary’s repertoire but the unexpected goodwill of its premise (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
Canada	Norman Wilner Now Toronto	"When it all clicks, it’s thrilling. And even when things don’t snap together perfectly, there’s enough going on in a given scene to keep us invested in seeing what happens in the next one."	POS
Canada	Andrew Parker The Gate	"It’s disappointing that the film’s timely overall message and meaning is blunt and dull rather than cutting and sharp. It has a handful of great and memorable moments (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU

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