‘Tresspass Against Us’ Trailer: Michael Fassbender Wants Out Of The Criminal Family Lifestyle
Before you watchMichael Fassbenderplay a man descended from a long line of assassins, how about watching Michael Fassbender as a man descended from a long line of low-level criminals? The actor recently hit TIFF withTrespass Against Us, which chronicles three generations of a criminal family in the British countryside.
Brendon Gleesonplays patriarch Colby, who’s alternately charming and intimidating, while Fassbender plays his son Chad. Father and son don’t always see eye to eye, but their tensions really boil over when Chad decides he wants out of the family lifestyle for the sake ofhisson, young Tyson (Georgie Smith).Trespass Against Usis the feature directing debut ofAdam Smith, whose work you may have seen on the British showSkinsandDoctor Who. Smith also shot a documentary for the Chemical Brothers, who have returned the favor by scoringTrespass Against Us. Watch theTrespass Against Ustrailer below.
TheTrespass Against Ustrailer takes a pretty sharp turn about halfway through. The first half has traces of darkness, but mostly feels like a quirky dramedy about a criminal family — like an edgierLittle Miss Sunshine, maybe. Then it suddenly becomes a dead-serious crime drama full of spectacular car chases and violent run-ins with law enforcement. Maybe it’s intentional, but it’s definitely jarring.
I missed this one at TIFF, but reviews out of the premiere were very mixed.Indiewire’s David Ehrlichgave it a B- and described it as “the rare film that’s tense and charming in equal measure,” whileScreen Daily’s Allan Hunterpraised the “dynamic storytelling and powerful performances.” ButCollider’s Matt Goldbergwas far less impressed, complaining in his D- review that the film “goes nowhere.” And perhaps no one hated this film more thanVariety’s Owen Glieberman, who snarks, “Even Ed Wood would have said, ‘Needs work.'” Ouch.
A24 has not announced a release date forTrespass Against Us.
Trespass Against Usis set across three generations of the Cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of Britain’s richest countryside. Chad Cutler (Michael Fassbender) is heir apparent to his bruising criminal father, Colby (Brendan Gleeson) and has been groomed to spend his life hunting, thieving and tormenting the police. But with his own son, Tyson (Georgie Smith) coming of age, Chad soon finds himself locked in a battle with his father for the future of his young family. When Colby learns of Chad’s dreams for another life he sets out to tie his son and grandson into the archaic order that has bound the Cutler family for generations. He engineers a spectacular piece of criminal business involving a heist, a high-speed car chase and a manhunt, which leaves Chad bruised and bloodied and with his very freedom at stake.
