(l-r) Jon Bass as Nathaniel, Marc Maron as Mel, Michaela Watkins as Mary and Jillian Bell as Cynthia in Lynn Shelton’s Sword Of Trust. Courtesy of IFC Films. An IFC Films release.
There’s a sword but not much trust at the start of Lynn Shelton’s oddball indie comedy Sword Of Trust but it does have comic surprises and a lot to say about how appearances can be deceiving and the dangers of assumptions and stereotyping. And, yes, trust becomes a central factor in this tale of conspiracy theorists and strangers joining forces.
A curmudgeonly pawnshop owner named Mel (Marc Maron) and his nearly-useless, web-surfing employee Nathaniel (Jon Bass) are eking out a thin living in a small Southern town, but Mel find an unexpected opportunity when out-of-towners Cynthia (Jillian Bell) and her wife Mary (Michaela Watkins) stroll in hoping to sell a Civil War-era sword. Mary was...
There’s a sword but not much trust at the start of Lynn Shelton’s oddball indie comedy Sword Of Trust but it does have comic surprises and a lot to say about how appearances can be deceiving and the dangers of assumptions and stereotyping. And, yes, trust becomes a central factor in this tale of conspiracy theorists and strangers joining forces.
A curmudgeonly pawnshop owner named Mel (Marc Maron) and his nearly-useless, web-surfing employee Nathaniel (Jon Bass) are eking out a thin living in a small Southern town, but Mel find an unexpected opportunity when out-of-towners Cynthia (Jillian Bell) and her wife Mary (Michaela Watkins) stroll in hoping to sell a Civil War-era sword. Mary was...
- 8/2/2019
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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