Sword of Trust

2019
R
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

Marc Maron, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, and Jon Bass in Sword of Trust (2019)

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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 t... Read allCynthia 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.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.

Director
- Lynn Shelton
Writers
- Lynn Shelton
- Michael Patrick O'Brien
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Lynn Shelton
Writers
- Lynn Shelton
- Michael Patrick O'Brien
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations

Trivia
The Blues guitar solos heard throughout were composed and played by Marc Maron. He said in an interview that at the end of every episode of his podcast WTF with Marc Maron, he does these guitar noodles and has hundreds of them stored away. Lynn Shelton didn't have the budget to hire a composer, so Maron let her choose and use selections she felt fit certain scenes.

Quotes
Mary: [riding inside a box truck] Well, at least it's padded - so no one can hear you scream.

Connections
Referenced in Front Row Flynn: SWORD OF TRUST: Marc Maron, Lynn Shelton, Jillian Bell, Jon Bass, moderator Jenelle Riley (2019)

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Review

Featured review

"Mumublecore" and "no script' are often not art, they are as often excuses for awful films like this

Firstly this film is awful, about as funny as a root canal, and more tedious. I am certain that the only people giving it a passing grade of over three stars must be the poor put upon family members of the film's makers. Faux "authenticity" by having no script and non-actors (or lousy actors) serves whose interests? The audiences? Certainly not.

I have a lot of tolerance for low budget production, but not when there is no redeeming positive factor. GCI is expensive, but interesting storyline, characters or dialogue are not expensive. This clunker has none.

The "alternative reality" is present alright: someone with no talent went to film school and thinks that alone will suffice. It doesn't.