Trust Me Review
TNT Television Series Stars Tom Cavanagh and Eric McCormack
Advertising partners, Connor (Tom Cavanagh) and Mason (Eric McCormack) have worked together for seven years, but when their firm’s eccentric artist director unexpectedly dies, tension is formed by Mason being promoted without Connor.
Characters and Plot of Trust Me
Mason is a practical and hard working family man, who approaches all things with responsibility and rationality. Conner is an immature single, who has creativity, but the attention span of a tooth pick. Yet, their opposing personalities seem to have made them invaluable Ad Men and fused friends.
As the show opens, they are being thrown into a high pressure advertising account against the wishes of their immediate boss, who conveniently drops dead of a heart attack about ten minutes into the episode. This occurrence leads to Connor having a panic attack about demise, and then, a fit that Mason gains a promotion without him.
Adding to difficulty, Sarah Krajicek-Hunter (Monica Potter), who has won countless awards as a crackerjack ad woman, also comes to work at the advertising firm.
Eric McCormack, Tom Cavanagh, and Company
Eric McCormack, (Will & Grace) and Tom Cavanagh (Ed) each perform their parts as well as possible, but the characters are scripted with superficial depth. Through facial expressions and strong line delivery, McCormack seems to provide his character with some degree of dimension, but there is a limit to what an actor can achieve without assistance.
Much of the rest of the cast are perfectly adequate, but none standout extensively. This may or may not be a reflection on the actors’ abilities, but the result is that few of the characters absorb audience attention.
Most of the characters and cast seem out of place as people supposed to be working in Chicago. There is something about the characters which seems as if they would be more believable if the show were set in Los Angeles. In fact, the most comfortably produced scene was a short few moments set in LA.
Sound and Visual
The overall show seems to lack several important ingredients. The basic idea has potential, but it is let down by an almost hopeless jumble of mismatched execution.
At first it seems that the background music seems to interrupt rather than enhance, and it is generally unpleasant to the ear. Accept, while the soundtrack is not beneficial to the show, it soon becomes apparent that the music only irritates due to it emphasizing the appalling patter of the filming.
The filming fluctuates between traditional and modern shots. It may be possible that the show aims to convey the immediacy of the advertising business by using quick cuts and fast motion. However, the show appears to verge on being filmed with a hand-held camera which bounces around so much that the viewer runs the risk of becoming dizzy.
It is advisable for viewers to close their eyes and pretend to be listening to a radio program. Once the distracting visual is ignored, the show seriously improves. Suddenly, it becomes easier to follow the dialogue and thereby the story.
However, overall, details of information remain lost or uninteresting.
Is It Worth Watching?
It has some potential and may achieve great success, but there does not seem to be anything special about this show. It lacks both quality and creativity.
It seems to lack the grit and reality of honest drama and lack the pace and amusement of comedy. It is an unhappy combination of falsehoods, which is only saved by the enjoyable performance of Eric McCormack.
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