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It is a stunning performance, and one of the best of 2017 by far. By and large, films are passive experiences. We sit in the dark and allow stories to play out in front of us, behind the safety of the movie screen. Movies like “Good Time” that break down that comfort and make us as edgy as their protagonists are rare and should be embraced.
- Lead Performances
- Supporting Roles
- Overall Tension
- Dark Humor
- Gut Punch Ending
Every story needs a compelling lead. So, out of the two films, who gives the better performance? Good Time'sLead Performance The Batman's Robert Pattinson leads the charge in Good Time, and he gives one hell of a performance. In fact, when everybody kept complaining about “The Twilight Guy” being considered to play Batman, I frequently argued (quit...
Leads are important, but so are the people who enable their bad behavior. So, which film has the better supporting roles? Good Time’sSupporting Roles There really aren’t that many supporting characters in Good Time, but the ones who are here are super impactful. The one specific character I want to mention, though, is Connie’s brother, Nick, played...
Tension is what makes viewers sit on the edge of their seats. So, which film has the more spine-tingling suspense? Good Time’sOverall Tension As just mentioned, you worry about Connie’s brother, Nick, being in jail in Good Time, and so you are constantly wondering if Connie is going to get the bail money to get him out. But, as the night wears on, ...
A film can’t just be tension, tension, tension. There has to be a release to that tension, and dark humor is often the solution. So, which film has the better variety of it? Good Time’sDark Humor Good Timeis not a very funny movie, but it has its moments. Like when one of my favorite rappers, Necro, enters the film as Caliph, who’s a friend of Ray....
Tension throughout is great and all, but if that movie doesn’t have a gut punch ending, then all of that tension will be for naught. So, which movie has the biggest gut punch ending? Good Time’sGut Punch Ending Connie gets apprehended by the police, Ray plummets to his death, and Nick gets to go to therapy, implying that he will end up okay. Not to...
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Watch Good Time with a subscription on Max, rent on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. A visual treat filled out by consistently stellar work from Robert ...
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- Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie
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- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
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Aug 18, 2017 · After a not-so-daring daylight bank heist goes bad, Pattinson's character attempts to free his simple-minded brother from custody. Tense, immersive and excellently assaulting, Good Time is hella time.
Good Time is a 2017 American crime-thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein.It stars Robert Pattinson as a small-time criminal who tries to free his developmentally disabled brother, played by Benny Safdie, from police custody, while attempting to avoid his own arrest; Buddy Duress, Taliah Lennice Webster, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Barkhad ...
Nov 17, 2017 · Good Time's arc leads us through escalating chaos towards tense showdowns in an amusement park at night. Nick's character doesn't exactly develop, but we do see its innards teased gradually apart.
Aug 15, 2017 · “Good Time” is a heist film, of sorts—it dispatches the main heist very early on, in a brief but finely detailed scene. The rest of the movie shows Connie trying to work his way out of the ...
