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Good Time


Starring: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Taliah Webster, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Barkhad Abdi
Directed by: Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie
Screenplay by: Ronald Bronstein and and Josh Safdie

    The title for the movie might be Good Time, but the characters have anything but a good time in this film.  Nick and Constantine Nikas (Benny Safdie and Robert Pattinson respectively) are brothers who go on the occasional bank robbery.  When one goes wrong, Nick gets caught and sent to Rikers Island, a prison just outside of Queens, NY.  Nick suffers from some intellectual disabilities, for which he gets help, but Constantine wants to get him out of Rikers Island as soon as possible before something horrible happens to him inside the prison.  Constantine hears that he might be in a hospital elsewhere in Queens after potentially suffering injuries in the prison.  If Constantine is going to break him out, that's the place to do it.  Well, unfortunately for Constantine, things get mixed up there, leading him on a dangerous endeavor to find him and get him out of prison.
     Good Time is one of those films where you can see Murphy's law in action.  It seems like anything Constantine tries to do to make the situation better actually makes it worse for him and those around him.  He's the kind of guy who thinks he knows exactly what he's doing and knows the consequences (both good and bad).  He also claims to be better at robbing banks than he actually is.  He thinks he's a professional but he's really not.
     This is a fast paced-high intensity film that will give audiences a good time for sure.  Robert Pattinson is incredibly entertaining to watch in this film and delivers an excellent performance blending a character who thinks he's a hot shot with a guy who will do anything for his special needs brother.  The techno score by Daniel Lopatin helps to deliver a dose of high octane for this film and makes you feel like you're in a nightclub or something for some scenes.  The use of colorful lighting helps enhance this effect at times as well.
      Good Time delivers a great theatrical experience and is sure to please audiences.

I give Good Time an A-.

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