“Good Time” Gives You a Good Time
Genre：Crime/Drama/Thriller
Director：Benny Safdie、Josh Safdie
Cast：Robert Pattinson、Jennifer Jason Leigh、Barkhad Abdi、Taliah Webster
Viola's Rating：8.3
Known
for acting in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” which his character dies,
mediocre “Remember Me” and “Twilight”, a feature film that even its own crew
degrade and everyone’s happy the franchise’s over, Robert Pattinson finally landed
a role in “Good Time” that’s not only critically acclaimed but also called his
best performance ever.
This
criminal and dramatic thriller presents its audience a story about how a bank
robber, Connie (Robert Pattinson), spends a night trying to free his mentally
ill brother, Nick, from being sent to Riker's Island prison after their heist
goes wrong.
Related
to crimes, the ambience of “Good Time” is built with acid rock and electronic music
in the background, and the psychedelic atmosphere the adrenaline-filled film produces
serves as the “mind-blower” within 100 minutes.
Directors
Benny and Josh Safdie utilized a bunch of close-up shots to create a vastly
intimidating vibe. They’re close enough that moviegoers can feel the dilemma
and emotion Connie goes through and the pain he’s enduring. These shots also show
the audience the tremendous tension between characters and within Connie’s
situation. Nevertheless, those close-ups are the testimony to Pattinson’s
amazing acting skills.
With
the flick title painted red and white like Ted Talk, the color in “Good Time”
isn’t very dynamic, but only those that make you nervous. As an R-rated motion
picture, bloody red appears several times and neon shows up on not only the
title but also the street signs in the movie.
While
Connie is trying everything to “rescue” Nick, he steps into a darker and deeper
world. Every move he makes contains a lot of risks, and Pattinson demonstrated
the anxiety perfectly through his body movement and eye contact.
Talking
about acting skills, director Benny Safdie played Nick himself, and although
there aren’t many shots after Nick got arrested, depicting someone mentally ill
isn’t easy at all, and Benny delivered his performance well and brought the
character alive.
With a
simple core value: unconditional love, “Good time” displays the brotherhood
between Connie and Nick, and clearly portrayed how much a brother’s willing to
sacrifice for his beloved brother, no matter what it costs to achieve the goal.
Besides
the awesome acting, the plot is tight and well-knitted with different unanticipated
characters and the choices Connie makes along the way. Even though they aren’t
legal decisions, the audience can empathize with him and root for him through
his journey during the night.
Although
“Good time” isn’t a happy movie, it gives you touching moments of bottom life
and unexpected twists within merely 100 minutes.
Picture Credit: IMDb
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