I Trust You to Kill Me (2006)

33% of critics liked it
(15 reviews)
74% of users liked it
(3,123 ratings)

Filmmaker Manu Boyer highlights the determined struggles of an unknown band to make a name for themselves as their curiously high-profile manager does his best to spread the good word in a musical documentary that is at once entertaining and surprisingly endearing. As Rocco Deluca and the Burden… More Filmmaker Manu Boyer highlights the determined struggles of an unknown band to make a name for themselves as their curiously high-profile manager does his best to spread the good word in a musical documentary that is at once entertaining and surprisingly endearing. As Rocco Deluca and the Burden tirelessly tour through Dublin, London, and Berlin, their well-known road manager Kiefer Sutherland spares no expense in promoting both his best-loved musical act and his emerging new independent record label, Ironworks Music. Whether promoting the band in interviews or simply standing outside of the venue to offer free tickets to astonished passers-by, Sutherland sings the praises of Rocco Deluca and the Burden as the emerging band offers a vivid recollection of life on the road. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By: Manu Boyer
Genres: Documentary, Drama, Musical & Performing Arts

In Theaters: Sep 15, 2006 Limited
On DVD: Jan 9, 2007
Studio: First Independent Pictures

Critic Reviews

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
A home movie masquerading as a feature documentary.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
It doesn't seem like a single scene was filmed without the main characters being aware that the cameras were on, and there is almost no dramatic tension.
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
Even when he looks like a complete dolt, Sutherland still comes off sympathetically, as a cool guy.
Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times
I Trust You to Kill Me has enough virtues -- principally Sutherland's presence and the quality of the music -- to make it an enjoyable trip.
Joe Leydon, Variety
At its frequent best, the artfully crafted doc earns respect as an insightful and arresting behind-the-scenes look at what any band must endure to make that first lunge at the brass ring.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
That Rocco DeLuca and the Burden are attached to Kiefer Sutherland is the only discernible reason for the existence of Manu Boyer's inconsequential documentary.
Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
Even in the stereo track, the music sounded great ...
Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
... it seems as though Boyer started out wanting to document a struggling band's rise to stardom and quickly lost interest in them at the sight of a more famous personality.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...it's difficult to overlook the film's sporadic bursts of effectiveness (including, of course, the infamous episode in which Sutherland drunkenly tackles a Christmas tree).
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
elusive and distant
Eric Lurio, Greenwich Village Gazette
He's cute, the film's cute and the band's more than competent. What more do you want from something like this?
Tim Grierson, L.A. Weekly
A rather standard out-on-the-road rock doc except for one unique and under-explored twist: The 24 star, after signing the band to his label, impulsively decided to accompany them on this barnstorming adventure as their tour manager.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Boyer dutifully follows Sutherland and the band around hotels, and documents a series of shows, devoting generous screen time to DeLuca's tormented repertory, but overall the drama stays between the lines.