Good Time reviewed by Mark Kermode

[@kyle_stuart_]

"Explodes in the brother's face" I see what you did there, Mark.

[@niallh4194]

Absolutely brilliant film, at the end, weirdly I was missing Connie when we see Nick again and that shows the charisma and gravitas that Pattinson brought to the film. By far the best lead performance I have seen this year

[@christopherceasar5353]

i know thats exactly how i felt when watching this film.

[@pneumech]

Pattinson in 'The Rover' was the role that really bought his abilities to my attention.

[@lukeherring8275]

Was kinda hoping Mark would attempt to pronounce Oneohtrix Point Never. Great review.

[@fabs680]

Daniel is my favorite person living

[@playthatfunkymusicrobot]

Well he finally did during his Uncut Gems review.

[@LegPuppy]

saw this today, loved it. Its intense from the first minute until the last. Well, except the last 5 minutes which are kinda heart breaking, one woman was literally bawling her eyes out. RP is great in this, took me 10 minutes to actually realise it was him.

[@Sinkinson_]

*LOVE* this film a lot, great review Mark!

[@BluRayMan12]

This was one of my most anticipated films for the rest of 2017 as soon as I heard the pretty much universal praise from critics who saw it in America It sounds really good. Why it only appears to be on VOD for the first week of release I have no idea. Luckily my local arthouse cinema has it in a few weeks time.

[@SUPERSO1DIER]

BluRayMan12 here in London it’s only at Curzon theaters. Def see it on the big screen if you can

[@chluain1]

Pattinson has always been a great actor but Benny Safdie stole the show here. The problem I had with this film is that all the scenes with Nick (Benny Safdie) are excellent and I spent most of the film waiting for his character to come back into the movie.

[@Christopher-ms5ke]

chluain1 Thank you! I loved the film in the first 30 minutes and thought it veered off of the tracks a bit..wanted it to get back to where it started

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

he stole the show? he's barely in the movie

[@chluain1]

Anthony Hopkins was in silence of the lambs for 16 minutes

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

@@chluain1 he had much more dialogue though

[@alexanderpanda]

I just watched this film and came here expecting Kermode to make the same observation. The glimpses of the relationship between the brothers were easily the best parts of this otherwise good (but not great) film. Pattison was indeed brilliant though.

[@aadimudhar7280]

“Okay um, I’ll ignore that...” Simon is an absolute savage.

[@ChristoBLARGHH]

think thats mark that says "ignore that" at the end there

[@alextromagnetic]

One of the best films ever made

[@kidneythief91]

Just watched it today for first time. The ending got me. Been listening to the score on my night walks home through downtown. So Good!

[@gordianstimm]

big up captain lopatin on the bleep bloops

[@fredfat1606]

best film ive seen for a long time

[@allthewine]

These guys are incredible directors.

[@twotonkatrucks]

did i hear him right? daniel lopatin scored the film? i'll need to check this out.

[@joanr6915]

Amazing film - thoroughly enjoyed it. Acting superb and the soundtrack was astonishing. Such a shame it has got such a limited release.

[@mtumasz]

Mr Kermode, I have not seen the film but you pointed me towards the soundtrack, for which I will be forever grateful 🙏🏻

[@WAAAAAAAAAAAY]

All the best films I've seen this year have been very distinctive.....Good Time is definitely one of them....RP is fantastic, the pace is good.....only minor quibble would be that it slows down slightly too much in the middle.....but it's only minor because it's not long, alienating or indulgent. Oddly, rather than the feeling of intensity, the primary feeling I got was sadness - not just the ending but the entire story felt sad to me - can imagine a different director turning it into a complete farce but this felt grounded It's not for everyone but it's a really well made film.....It feels like a film made by film-makers :)

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

The Lost City Of Z needs more attention...fantastic movie and Robert was excellent.

[@ggfffgggds]

Film reminded me of "Straight Time" with Dustin Hoffman

[@cineXplorers]

Another reason I should check this one out, that's a great film.

[@DomSaget]

@@poontang3zizo ok... straight time is still a great flick

[@waylonjenninz]

Yes. Good one.

[@MmmKayHuuNay]

All of the Safdie brothers' films are great. But this film really proved that rob is a good actor. I forgot it was him.

[@Brennan163]

Incredibly excited for this. Wish I could find ANY information on when it's coming to/near Liverpool.

[@onedoorfilms]

Was incredibly stylish and entertaining, but quickly loses sight of character development in favour of upping the ante with elaborate, albeit incredibly entertaining, set-pieces. Maybe if the first half of the movie had followed them on the run from the police for an extra 20 minutes or so and developed the sibling relationship a bit better, it could have gotten away with some of the sillier type scenes. Still would give it a 7/10 though.

[@squidbuck9209]

I disagree. Plus how much character development can you give a sociopath?

[@michaeldavies9853]

@@squidbuck9209 yeah I agree think the whole point was that his character didn’t develop he’s a criminal he’s morally flawed it’s not a fairy tale it’s about him digging himself a hole deeper and deeper

[@LeoLee-yj6kn]

Great performances

[@MrKamperz]

Pretty good review. Love the show. Sometimes if I am in doubt if I want to see a movie or not I check out the Kermode review of the movie. With this movie though I knew I wanted to watch it and I did not watch, hear or read anything about the movie and I have to say revealing, in the resume of the plot, that Connie kidnaps the wrong inmate and describing that the movie will take time during one night, is what I will consider a plot spoiler. I worry about not being spoiled before a movie, 80 % of all trailers spoil too much but sometimes dedicating 2 hours to something, it can be quiet important knowing what kind of tone you are about to sit through. That being said I love the reviews. Be wary of spoiler talk. Cheers Chris Kamper

[@cineXplorers]

This sounds like a good one, definitely after the Panic in Needle Park mention, a fantastic Pacino film!

[@SuperWolfkin]

I disagree that he was good in Twilight but everyone has bad movies. I don't hold Twilight against Pattinson. (I hold it mostly against the author of the books)

[@davidlister6721]

First film ive wnted to see in a while

[@SanshoTheBailiff]

Sounds similar to Victoria.

[@christopherceasar5353]

not at all

[@thebigjuggalobowski]

Yea actually. Like the American version almost, hence a lack of likable characters.

[@willmottwillnotwait9005]

R Patterson rover??

[@jackgreendal8814]

best film of the year

[@eileenpizarro1558]

Good movie. Pattinson is phenomenal.

[@allancoote1221]

Pattinson was also fantastic in the (not great) latter Cronenburg films

[@UngKristen]

I don't know. It was entertaining. However, I got the feeling that it exists mostly because the Safdies had chosen "gritty midnight odyssey" as the delivery system for their aesthetic

[@DorianDuVerger]

Great movie.all the crimes he committed I wonder how much time u would serve?

[@Myiata1979]

Amazing movie!

[@StephenSloan1990]

Stunning film

[@rinner2801]

Absolutely incredible movie that I will never forget. What a flick.

[@christofrip1723]

unsympathetic? I think not

[@cookieface80]

I didn't get much out of the film. A little entertaining at points, but also very pointless.

[@brendonchen134]

Wr cmon we hu 😊

[@robspunk]

Feel like I kind of saw through this movie. Shock factors thrown in way too often, unrealistically.. I just couldn't fully buy it, humoris at times. Acting itself is great though, R Patts really became raw and honest/desperate.

[@kylehammitt566]

In my opinion, I thought this Film was a mess. The acting was great but it seemed like every other element (cinematography, lighting, writing, etc.) was sloppy & disjointed. As the film would take me from one scene to the next I would wonder “why are we at this place? Why do these characters get caught up in so many situations that take us away from Connie’s central objective?”. I was hoping for something special but I suppose I either missed the point or it just wasn’t for me. Just my thoughts, I’m still looking for to the Safdie’s Next Flick Uncut Gems, it looks like they’ve honed in on the nuances and tightened up the Story for that one

[@xaviercockerton6989]

The film clearly explains why they are where they are. The whole point is that the situation spirals out of control due to Connie’s desperation, so that more problems are created rather than solved. That’s the idea of the film. Think this criticism is unfounded.

[@jasminexc783]

that was the point? yea it was kind of sporadic, but only because he was reacting to his surroundings, unthinking of the consequences rather than thinking of the whole scheme of things. and i think that's what makes it real. connie isn't some criminal mastermind. he's just the same type of criminal who cycles in and out of jail due to recklessness.

[@kylehammitt566]

@@jasminexc783 I felt that while i was watching but maybe it was just me but the story it hought that was developing in the first 30 minutes completely turned and imo it just didn't feel coherent, although i get that can add to the immersion of the film so i might just be in the minority on this one

[@squidbuck9209]

@@kylehammitt566 maybe you just don’t like a movie a lot of people like. It’s ok 👌

[@phoebewoodhouse293]

I R E A L L Y wanted to like this film as much as I like uncut gems, but, it just didn’t do anything for me at all

[@BunnyMan456]

Look...the twist in the middle makes ABSOLUTELY no sense. Derails the movie. Adds nothing. Betrays anyone who was invested in the brothers' relationship. Turned a compelling movie into one of the most disappointing movies of the year.

[@briansager3744]

Art vandaley He's talking about when Connie realizes that he's broken the wrong guy out of the hospital. I disagree, it's just about the only plot development I liked.

[@briansager3744]

Art vandaley Yeah I thought the house section dragged way too much, and the rest of the film never recovered. Also, I found every single character not just unlikable (which is usually fine) but so completely unpleasant I couldn't engage with anything they were doing.

[@briansager3744]

Art vandaley You're right about the soundtrack, it's really great.

[@rubenTR309]

I agree. I thought the twist was quite funny at first, but then that character (the drug addict guy), he really de-evolved the film for that point on, the script between them was run of the mill gangster talk, and the stuff they got upto, reminded me of another bland stoner movie. The film had a lot more substance going for it up until that.

[@ARTByJAMESPATRICK]

I thought that part was funny and also showed the two different types criminals who ultimately meet their fate. It provided a good contrast to rob pats character

[@StickyManMaxxx]

Really bored in a film where so much happened. Great cinematography. Robert Pattison was fantastic. But I ended up not caring about any of the characters and their ridiculous situations they were in...also the WORST CGI I have ever seen at the end

[@MystikalScopeProductions]

StickyManMaxxx don’t think there were any scenes with CGI

[@christopherceasar5353]

i know lol what is he talking about. the end is a chase scene and a therapy session

[@amarko52]

breezy free I think he means the scene where Ray falls off the building, did seem like it might have been CGI

[@sr.elboogie9262]

Why are all the reviews about this movie are done by guys like you who think your better than everybody and put down the characters of this movie like there isn't real white people like this .(P.C.B.S.)One reviewer commented on how social economic plays a role for the characters . That ain't what this movie is about .

[@diana7756]

no one mentions the distracting score. i hated the movie just because of the music choice.

[@ProvidenceBeacon]

he talks about the music! and personally i loved the music, it's mad and hyper and perfectly suits the mood

[@StickyManMaxxx]

I definitely felt it was over the top and didn't really fit