Good Time (2017)

Earlier in the year, we introduced you to the Safdie brothers (Benny and Josh) who directed the film Uncut Gems that starred Adam Sandler that was a surprise at the box office. That was a very unique film that they made to see if I enjoyed their style. So, I decided to go on Netflix and after seeing that they had a film on there I decided that I would check it out in 2017's Good Time. The film stars Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse) as Connie Nikas, a guy on the wrong side of the law that decides to get his developmentally disabled brother Nick (Benny Safdie) in a bank robbery that goes terribly wrong. The only problem is that Connie manages to escape while his little brother gets caught and sent to jail. All Connie needs to do to get him out is to come up with $15,000, but he also has to avoid getting caught by the police and that is going to prove to be challenging. The film also stars Buddy Duress (Beware Of Dog) as Ray,  Taliah Webster (Hair Wolf) as Crystal, Jennifer Jason Leigh (Fast Times At Ridgemont High) as Corey Ellman, Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) as security guard, Necro as Caliph, and Peter Verby as Peter The Psychiatrist.

After watching this film, I have come to the conclusion that while I may not be a huge fan of their directing style or even their writing skills, this was not a terrible film. They have this thing with just launching you into a story and you have to figure out what in the hell is going on and why are these people even important?  The style of the film is almost identical to that of Uncut Gems which means there is not a lot that is going into the main plot other than the fact that Robert Pattinson has to save his brother. In this film, we get introduced to characters and the one rule is that you better not get too attached to some of them because they are gone just as quick as they arrive like Jennifer Jason Leigh's character. One thing that I will say is that each film has amazing performances from their main star with Sandler being awesome in Gems and Robert Pattinson just killing it in this film. He just commands the screen every time he is on it and he has more than proven that he should not be judged by the fact that he was in The Twilight Series. You saw the masterful performance from him in The Lighthouse and you get just that in this one as he manages to slither his way through New York City. The cinematography and tones are very visceral and intense and can I just say that Peter the shrink just kind of weirds me out a little bit. The film is on Netflix as I said and it's worth the watch. That is why I am going to be giving the film an B for a final grade and only because of Pattinson's performance alone.