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Actors: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Julliane Moore, David Duchovny, Billy Crudup, Eva Mendas
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Trust the Man |
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This movie is a drama where the director has made an attempt to portray how wealthy new Yorkers have a loads of time on their hands and tend to get into trouble with relationships.
The story is of Elaine (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who is an agitated assistant in a publishing company who is also working on a children's book. She's been dating Tobey (Billy Crudup), who seems to be some sort of sports writer and is a complete loser. It seem that he had never quite grown up and when Elaine decides that she wants to get married and have kids she realizes that she would probably have to do it with someone else.
The loser's sister Rebecca (Julianne Moore) is a successful actress taking a break from the screen to star in a play and is married to Tom (David Duchovny), a househusband who used to be in advertising but recently quit his job and is now a sex addict. He stays at home and takes care of their two young kids and spends the rest of the time watching porn. The couples are close to each other but their relation has been severely affected by Rebecca's nose diving career and Tom's addiction.
Tobey and Tom are best friends and Elaine and Rebecca are best friends. The whole movie revolves around their winning, dinning and then cribbing about how their lives are unsatisfactory.
Both the couples are going through a rough patch and the entry of Eva Mendes takes place as a temptress from Tobey's past and doesn't really help the situation.
Gary Shandling plays a therapist who tries to solve the married couple's problem but their problem gets solved with time. All the difficulties in the movie sorts themselves out as the couples realize that they truly love each other.
The movie has been rated R for sexual content and language.
--zainab iqtidar, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Trust the Man |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- rekindling lost love/marriage
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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