Good Time (2017)

The Very Best

8.1

Movie

United States of America
English
Crime, Drama, Thriller
2017
BEN SAFDIE, BENNY SAFDIE
Barkhad Abdi, Ben Safdie, Benny Safdie
102 min

What it's about

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.

The take

A fast-paced thriller, and "actually dangerous" movie as envisioned by its directors, Good Time is about a bank robbery gone wrong and one brother trying to get his other brother out of jail in its aftermath. It's a deep and fast dive into New York's criminal underworld that will not give you the time to catch a single full breath. The rhythm here is, without exaggeration, unlike anything I've seen before. It's anxiety-inducing and very... primal. Incredible work featuring a career-pivoting performance from Robert Pattinson as the loose criminal that will do literally anything in the pursuit of seeing his brother free.

Comments

It’s a real wild one! Definitely worth a look-see in all it’s oddity.

good aesthetic

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