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Positive Reviews
181
Negative reviews
26
Average Rating
3.7
/5
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3.0
But theres also the thrilling unpredictabilitythe way the plot keeps zigging when you expect it to zag.
Av Club
3.0
Plays out like a drug cocktail of Martin Scorseses After Hours and a Michael Mann directed acid trip.
EW
4.4
Its accomplished through intense close ups and a style that could be called jittery but never calls too much attention to itself.
Rogerebert
4.0
Good Time doesnt necessarily transcend its genre limitations, but within those limitations, its superb.
Common Sense Media
2.0
However, theres simply no other modern American filmmaker capable of generating comedy and deep seated suspense at the same time.
Indie Wire
5.0
Rather, its exciting proof of its makers ability to chafe and challenge audiences in a growing range of registers.
Variety
3.5
Its hard to ignore the flaws of others when blood ties are involved, and the Safdies blur this line rather well.Then again, the unpredictable depravit ..
We Got This Covered
4.0
But what makes the film more than just a hugely enjoyable thriller is that it so clearly has its eyes on the world around it.
Time Out
4.0
Overload and distortion lend a raggedy analogue edge, interweaving with a cacophony of ambient noise, intensifying the already anxious atmosphere.
The Guardian
3.0
Good Time is a poignantly ironic title: it means the reduction of jail time for good behaviour.
The Guardian
4.4
Paced within an inch of its life, Good Time is always simultaneously intoxicating and discomfiting, the logical result of a film where elements of art ..
4.5
Mostly this works: Good Time may not muster the same tragic intensity as Heaven Knows What, but it exercises new muscles for the Safdie brothers, name ..
2.5
A climax set in a hellish after hours amusement park pushes Good Times visuals and the audiences patience to their limit.
4.5
0 Whenever I put together a top ten list for a year in film, I attempt to find a common thread between the films.
Collider
3.0
Features a strong performance from the criminally underrated Robert Pattinson.
Collider
1.5
And yet, there is something about this gritty thriller that doesnt completely add up.
Collider
4.0
Good Time is a more propulsive, violent thriller than the Safdies last film, the poetic and raw Heaven Knows What, but the heart at its center is ever ..
Vulture
4.5
The movie continues a trend of superior genre entries landing a slot in the premier global film showcase, though unlike, say, Drive, to name an entert ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
Good Time demonstrates an admirable daring in its technique and willingness to go against the grain, but its payoff isnt equal to its challenges.
4.0
The caper includes an after hours visit to an amusement park, a soda bottle full of LSD, a case of mistaken identity and plenty of chases, beatings an ..
The New York Times
4.5
The preciseness and bruising empathy of Daddy Longlegs and Heaven Knows What have been transplanted into an old fashioned on the run thriller.
Paste Magazine
4.0
Directors the Safdie brothers, Benny and Josh previously best known for their street savvy junkie saga Heaven Knows What have injected the film with a ..
Telegraph
5.0
At once a swift, relentless chase thriller and an exhilarating mood piece that recalls the great, gritty crime dramas of Sidney Lumet and Abel Ferrara ..
3.1
But in the end, the whole enterprise comes off as too clever for its own good, a social satire without a clear target.Its a movie that you admire more ..
San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
But it sinks its grimy fingers into us as it slides, and it drags us along for the gritty, dirty ride.
Cinema Blend
4.5
Its absolutely top notch entertainment for those with more unconventional tastes, and a hallucinogenic late summer treat.
JoBlo
3.0
Good Time doesnt have as much plot substance to match its flashiness and its technical flourishes dont always compliment its themes and ideas, either.
Screen Rant
2.5
The setup has faint echoes of Of Mice and Men, but the movie does not aspire to that level of human dignity, and in any event, the script separates th ..
Philly
2.0
Good Time may not provide what the title promises in any conventional sense.
One Guys Opinion
2.0
Every punch and every dude yelling nonsensically just to be loud and disorienting tried my patience.
Village Voice
3.8
Robert Pattinson has his best role since he wiped off the Twilight glitter in as a stumbling, bumbling thief hurtling toward his fate in the ironicall ..
Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
Good Time is an atmosphere driven thriller, where narrative takes a backseat to mood and aesthetic.
ReelViews
3.0
10 1 9 / 10 Directors Benny and Josh Safdie dont like to take it easy on their audience.
Blu Ray
5.0
Josh and Benny Safdies ferocious, darkly comic crime drama (2017) takes place mostly over one long night, as a bank robber (Robert Pattinson in a galv ..
Chicago Reader
3.1
The argument could be made, really, that hes unsympathetic from his first scene, although the movie does a good job convincing us that Connie has the ..
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Even with its double entendre title, Good Time gives one things to ponder while delivering one hell of a ride.This is independent filmmaking at its fi ..
2.0
Even with its double entendre title, Good Time gives one things to ponder while delivering one hell of a ride.This is independent filmmaking at its fi ..
4.0
The urgent docu style filming is impressive, but its Pattinsons fearless turn that lingers.
The Times
4.0
Cannes has been kind to the spawn of Twilight, K Stew and now R Patz.Kristen Stewart won plaudits here for the French directed films Personal Shopper ..
The Times
3.0
This crime drama of a bank robber trying to get his brother out of police custody features non stop improvisation. This is a character worth following ..
Lariat
2.0
Good Time is a somewhat ironic title for a sweaty, panicky crime caper focused on a bad guy, but the sleazy thrills do have entertainment value (if yo ..
Eric Ds Nider
4.5
Good Time matches the do anything relentlessness of its lead character, making for one of the most visceral and exciting movie experiences of the year ..
News Review
4.4
Its a wild, whacked out ride that cements the reputation of the Safdies as gutter poets with a flair for tension that wont quit.But its a never better ..
Rolling Stone
4.5
Hold it in your heart.Try very hard to imagine how it felt to watch that movie.
Decider
3.5
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju ..
Pop Matters
4.5
But more is never enough.Cinema has conditioned us to these criminal scenarios.
The Wrap
3.5
Lit by Sean Price Williams heated cinematography that favors dark, red hued imagery, Good Time often feels like a loud, over stimulating theme park ri ..
Film Journal
4.0
Pattinson is what helps us keep pace. He completely inhabits Connie with his jittery, twitchy efforts he cant stand still, so neither can we.
Az Central
3.1
Its the tale of an elaborate raceway heist, but instead of being a furious ride, it moves at the speed of whittling in its Bible Belt meets Rust Belt ..
Toronto Star
4.0
The final shot provides a welcome moment of emotional release in this unremittingly fast paced chase movie.
Slate
4.0
One scrape after the next rattles by, but Good Time ends hopefully, albeit on a melancholic note.
Flim List
4.5
Did you enjoy Good Times intense aloofness, or do you prefer a more structured narrative
Film Inquiry
4.5
That relentless, nervy energy sticks in the mind, a paranoid sort of desperation thats all too timely and far too familiar.
Empire
2.5
Susan Grangers review of Good Time (A24) Determined to leave the Twilight franchise far behind, British actor Robert Pattinson is barely recognizable ..
Susang Ranger
2.5
But none of it makes much sense.The acting by a mostly amateur cast is over the top, the writing is genuinely ludicrous, and the characters so contriv ..
Observer
4.0
Good Time actually becomes a dark comedy where its hard not to laugh at each fumbled attempt at nabbing big money, but for everyone involved its just ..
Flickering Myth
2.5
What is it like to be a heartthrob.How do you cope when the throbbing swells out of control or, trickier still, when you actively want it to stop
New Yorker
3.5
If you can tolerate the Safdies fondness for extreme closeupsthe picture is shot largely in a mode I like to call Blackhead TheaterGood Time offers pl ..
Time
2.0
Thats Iggy Pop singing about petting crocodiles over the end credits.Whatever.
Boston Herald
4.5
The story doesnt twist and turn so much as squirm and jump like an eel in the bottom of a rowboat.
The New York Times
4.0
The heist goes badly wrong and every time Connie comes up with a solution he only creates a bigger disaster.
Express
3.0
It is a remarkably vivid and fresh piece of filmmaking, one that builds on the directors previous outings without being overly familiar.
The Film Stage
4.4
Most crime movies, even alleged indies, make it easy for the audience to take sides and establish clear rooting interests.Good Time is better than tha ..
Chicago Tribune
4.4
You might hate this movie, but with a passion that almost proves its power. Anyway, when was the last time a film grabbed you by the lapels and refuse ..
Boston Globe
4.0
Nicks character doesnt exactly develop, but we do see its innards teased gradually apart. Ben Safdies touching performance bookends the film with enor ..
The Irish Times
4.0
Powered along by Oneohtrix Point Nevers splendid synth score, Robert Pattinson pounds the streets of New York.The occasion is the suitably titled Good ..
The Irish Times
2.5
Theres a fine line between depicting the lives of unpleasant people and making an unpleasant movie, and the Safdies dont seem to have much concern for ..
Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
When Good Time hits its visceral lows, Pattinson keeps the movie from feeling like an exercise in futility, finding something human within a character ..
The Atlantic
4.5
With its adrenaline rush pacing, terrific performances and unpredictable script, this is a film that doesnt stop surprising or entertaining.
Lyles Movie Files
4.0
Although the film is breathlessly paced overall, there are many moments where Good Time settles down for scenes that allow its briefly seen supporting ..
Birth Movies Death
3.0
This manic, kinetic thriller is a dumpster dive into a sleazy late night underworld, and even its title seems like a lure to hook unsuspecting viewers ..
Detroit News
3.8
They were the smartest, the coolest, and the best even if no one else knew it.
4.5
Still, if theres a grainy classicism to the films craft, balancing the fevered formal poetry of 2014s heroin love story Heaven Knows What with Lumet c ..
Variety
4.0
Pattinsons performance in this carefully composed, yet strikingly soulful crime drama is nothing short of a revelation.How good is Pattinson here
Herald Sun
3.0
Good Time is a wandering film, and not all of its many digressions land.
Consequence Of Sound
3.8
If the film doesnt provide the polished power of its various 70s inspirations, in the end Good Time delivers exactly that.
Nj
3.0
The film also loses some of the exhilarating and funny pace with which it opened.
Hey U Guys
3.0
A high watermark in the fusion of genre and arthouse, and an anthemic, youthful blast of generational pop art, Good Time is a 100 minute long string o ..
The Play List
4.0
Pattinsons performance is indeed flawless, and the breathless thriller built around it is pretty fantastic too.
Now Toronto
5.0
He somehow manages to be likable even after doing things that will utterly disgust you.
Film Ink
4.0
Its to Pattinsons credit that you slowly start to realise that Nicks absolute belief in Connie is an ongoing act of affirmation that the latter needs. ..
The Age
3.0
The acting is great throughout and Pattinson shines as Connie: grubby, compromised, smart and charming but ultimately unable to shake his own sordid m ..
Cine Vue
3.0
2 Dunkirk: Christopher Nolans WWII masterpiece will be chased all awards season.
Tamp A Bay
4.0
The thrill here is that you really dont know whats going to happen next Those who like their movies rough and gritty will have plenty of opportunities ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
5.0
Its hardcore stuff, and proof that American cinemas best kept secret is well and truly out.
Lw Lies
5.0
Good Time first look review Robert Pattinson slays it as a petty hood on a downward spiral in the Safdie brothers ace crime thriller.This kinetic traw ..
Lw Lies
4.0
Good Time * * * * (out of five) Good Time, the new NYC docu guerrilla verite slice of gritty NYC urbanism from brothers Josh and Ben Safdie (Heaven Kn ..
Abc
4.0
The pairing is stark in its contrasts, but its underpinned by an unmistakable tenderness and passionate devotion.
Abc
3.5
Before you grind your teeth reliving the trauma that were the five Twlight movie previously starred in, hes actually great.
Abc
3.8
The robbery doesnt come off as planned, and its not long before Nick has been nabbed.
Stl Today
4.0
The Lamebrained Heist of Good Time Good Time has the keen eye for anthropology you find in a lot of Sundance moviesthe casting feels both unconvention ..
The Stranger
4.5
But Pattinson doesnt rely on a showy performance to prove his dramatic talents here.
Screen Crush
5.0
Few of the characters have the first idea what might be coming next nor do we, strapped into this feral shaggy dog story the Safdies have set rolling, ..
Ft
3.5
It never feels terribly organic, but it is consistently entertaining, even as it gets increasingly violent.
Contact Music
3.5
Its so steadfastly resolute in its downplaying style that it never allows for a moment to lift off the screen.Shot like a documentary, it doesnt take ..
Ar Kansas Online
1.5
Good Time is a lost opportunity that misses a great interpretation of the increasingly interesting Pattinson.
4.5
An essential piece to understand contemporary independent genre cinema.
4.5
The film is a nice resume line for all involved, a technical feat that announces the arrival of talents both new and newly recontextualized.If only al ..
Vanity Fair
1.0
Crystal doesnt appear to be surprised.She kisses back, and they end up awkwardly splayed out on her bed.
Refinery 29
3.0
Admittedly your horizons are as broad as you want when youre sitting on millions from a hugely successful (but god awful) franchise, but still.
The Sun
3.5
The intensity of Good Time can be credited to the performances, to Daniel Lopatins often ferocious music and to the directors decision to frame everyt ..
Wsj
3.0
Its just another layer of a multifaceted film that packs so much depth you might need to see it twice to absorb it all.
Patriot Ledger
4.4
1 of 4 View Caption (Courtesy | A24 Films) Robert Pattinson plays Connie Nikas, a bank robber who has to think fast to get his brother out of j..
Sltrib
4.0
Often challenging and uncomfortable to watch, the ironically titled Good Time is a feverish head trip that seizes you by the throat and refuses to let ..
Scmp
3.1
But for all its merits, Good Time feels more like a bridge to greatness than stand alone dazzling work.
Chicago Sun Times
4.0
Its a perfectly played moment that could have been done just for laughs, but actually sends the film careening in an even crazier direction.
Punch Drunk Critics
3.5
With his dead on outer borough accent and sleepless, thousand yard stare, Pattinson is utterly convincing as someone who, despite all his heavy liftin ..
Straight
2.0
Maybe its not their fault that this dark joyride offers neither an ordered route nor a satisfying destination.
Sandiego Reader
4.0
If Good Time isnt quite a good time, its a great time to get on board with its unusually inventive creators.
Cinemix Tape
3.0
You wont have time to look at your watch: blink, and youve missed a key point.
Shockya
4.0
The ticking clock thriller gets an indie makeover and the result is a pulse quickening ride that, in entertainment value, beats anything that mainstre ..
Straits Times
4.0
Good Time is a movie thats as thrilling to watch as it is sometimes uncomfortable to sit through.
The Ringer
5.0
Can you give a film five stars if you cant exactly say you enjoyed it Good Time is a misnomer.
One Room With A View
4.0
As the night wears on and Connies search for the money gets more frantic, it feels like a scream is building up inside the film itself..The Safdie bro ..
Sbs
4.5
By waiting a half hour following the start of the film, it just serves to defeat the purpose.
Solzy At The Movies
4.0
Its a rattling experience, a one long night in New York movie thats set in the present but filtered through the scuzzy gaze of the citys past. I kind ..
Flavor Wire
4.0
Although the film is breathlessly paced, it slows down at the right times to allow for characterisation.Pattinson inhabits Connie almost completely, m ..
The Shiz Nit
4.0
While its stylised vintage aesthetic might have you thinking this is more show than substance, that couldnt be further from the truth.
The Skinny
3.5
Good Time plays out largely over one nerve wrackingly tense 24 hour period.
Under The Radar Mag
5.0
This is Pattinsons film though, and he commits wholeheartedly, his cold performance leaving you further and further on edge, unable to look away from ..
Metro
4.0
Josh and Benny Safdie recapture the scuzzy immediacy they brought to their 2014 documentary style junkie drama Heaven Knows What, but this time they i ..
What So
4.0
Robert Pattinson does his best work to date in Good Time, a raw, roaring new movie from the Safdie brothers.Seeing him tricked out in cheap rhinestone ..
reason
3.5
But just because somethings on purpose doesnt make it any more palatable or insightful.
Alternate Ending
3.1
Pattinson keeps you interested, even when the movies tone and pace wobbles.
Seattle Times
1.5
The robbery, which (believe it or not) is still part of Good Times insane opening montage and can easily contend for the years best onscreen action se ..
Film Journal International ..
3.8
What follows is one of those all night long odysseys thats taxing for the characters but weirdly fascinating for the viewer (think Martin Scorseses Af ..
Clclt
3.0
GOOD TIME is about a subculture you dont see on screen or, hopefully, in your every day life.
Fresh Fiction
4.0
Otherwise, we might as well be watchingThe Safdies dont spend much time wringing their hands over Nik and Connies bad luck.moves in quickly and delive ..
East Bay Express
4.0
A good time is all but guaranteed as you watch Benny and Josh Safdies grubby, energetic heist movie unfold.
Concrete Play Ground
1.5
Theres a world of difference between a movie that makes you want to rave about it, and one that feels like youre watching it from inside a rave.
National Post
3.5
Good Time restores the desperation and dirtbag absurdity of the endeavor.
New Republic
4.0
What makes Good Time a slightly flummoxing viewing experience is the way the Safdies illustrate this point without insisting on it.
Bfi
2.0
Paradoxically, Good Time is at its best when it lets itself loose.
Bfi
3.0
Good Time, a frenetic and grimy crime thriller, is a fantastic vehicle for the next stage of Pattinsons career.
From The Balcony
3.5
This impulsivity leads the plot all over the place, including a cheesy dinosaur theme park where loot from another robbery is supposedly stashed and a ..
Original Cin
3.5
Good Time follows in the footsteps of Martin Scorseses Mean Streets. The action keeps up a relentless pace as new characters are introduced.
The Australian
3.5
One of the best things about a Good Time is how much it has the nostalgic feel to a 20th century caper by the many twists and turns the story takes.
Rendy Reviews
1.5
Anchored by a career best performance by Pattinson, its an unforgettable work that will rattle you in all the best ways.
Third Coast Review
3.5
Pattinson once again proves his abilities to disappear into a fully fleshed out characterization, here as a selfish yet sympathetic deadbeat.
Ion Cinema
5.0
Both films have an exceptionally keen feel for the strange vectors of the citys landscape and the crazy characters who navigate it.
National Review
5.0
Good Time recycles a term of prison lingo into a culture of depravity thrill ride.
National Review
4.5
BENNY.I think there is a general difference between reflecting society and saying that you adhere to those same ideas.
New City Film
4.0
This whole thing might have worked better at shorter than its 100 minute running time, but watching Connie get destroyed by his attachment to his brot ..
Fw Weekly
3.5
If theres a knock on Good Time, its that its sheer eagerness for anything unconventional comes at the cost of something deeper.But what a trip it is.
Ap News
4.0
Good Time is an hour and 40 minutes of heart attack intensity with unexpected themes (mental health, racism, poverty).Its definitely time well spent i ..
Columbus Alive
3.8
Heres a man who thinks hes smart, but situation after situation proves that hes anything but.
Film Frenzy
3.1
From there its a series of near disasters and clever escapes, the kind that arent intriguing enough to feed the narrative.
Hollywood Into To
3.8
The good things about Good Time is the chaotic, gritty character study at its center and a breakout performance by Robert Pattinson that proves there ..
Tulsa World
4.0
This is a thrillingly cinematic and powerfully compassionate piece of work.
Film Ireland
3.5
Good Time feels like they set out to challenge their previous triumph.
Thril List
3.8
Where the story goes next is as unpredictable as its protagonist.
Cambridge Day
3.5
But at the heart of this off balance heist movie is a story of brotherly love.
News
1.5
Courtesy of A24 Unless your name happens to be Jennifer Lawrence, its incredibly hard to break free from the shackles of a blockbuster movie franchise ..
Review Journal
3.8
There is not much there there, as entertaining as the movie may be.
Film Festival Today
3.5
This tricky star stops all that damn underacting and offers a fine, almost manic performance as a flawed guy trying desperately to do the right thing ..
Adelaide Review
3.5
Compelling and impressive as it can be, Good Time left me mulling whether it shouldnt be tagged with a little bit of that label.
Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
3.8
Constantines lack of control is disturbing, but his ability to improvise a next move is intoxicating through the tension.
Willamette Week
4.5
There is a jungle out there, and inside every house and every hospital room, that the Heaven Knows What directors know how to combine and conjugate in ..
4.5
Yeah, I get what theyre trying to say here, but theres no sense in beating audiences over the head with it.
Screen Zealots
2.0
I want something to chew on, and so in what I have to consider an ironic title, Good Time is screening at Landmarks Tivoli Cinema and several Wehrenbe ..
Kdhx
2.0
Good Time grabs the viewer by the back of the head like it has a fist full of hair and drags us along.
2.0
Its a gritty story, told in a gritty manner.I dont see how that makes it compelling.
Splice Today
4.0
Good Time has a neon color scheme that is hypnotic and intoxicating, a hallucinatory palate that can shift into a bad trip at a moments notice.
FanboyNation.com
4.4
The very definition of a bumpy ride. Good Time is a fictional yet powerful tale of the strange limits of forgiveness. Pattinson at its best. .
4.0
Much, much better is the Safdie brothers absolutely brilliant feel for cinematography and the way it informs the unfurling frenzy of the narrative.
Patrick Nabarro
4.4
This is a movie loaded with cinema verite with the wobble of hand held cameras and their capture of details thoroughly incidental indeed irrelevant to ..
Buffalo News
4.4
A near perfect blend of colorful cinematography, frenetic editing, and pulsing score; creating a grungy, rave like aesthetic that is like nothing else ..
From the Front Row
3.8
The film runs out of gas rather than resolves, but clearly the Safdies have a talent for conjuring the world of a desperate hustler.
Seattle Weekly
3.0
And it has all the ingredients of a complex and rewarding psychological thriller.
Looking Closer
2.0
Its flawed, but its still love.As Iggy Pop sings it: The pure always act from love.
Vogue
3.0
This is not kick back and relax entertainment, and while Pattinson is terrific, giving Connie the full Mean Streets treatment, the character is so awf ..
Herald Scotland
3.0
It is not just a Good Time for Pattinson, but a perfect moment for genre and movie stars (and directors like the Safdies) to explore new possibilities ..
City Beat
4.0
For most of its runtime, I enjoyed Good Timeeven though I found it super stressfulfrom a distance.
Student Edge
4.4
Nothing about the film is a good time..Its a tale of emotional vulnerability, danger, rough action, racism, classicism, and social ignorance.
812 Film Reviews
4.0
Ben and Joshua Safdie smash the prevailing aestheticism in the official section with Good Time.
El antepenúltimo mohicano ..
4.4
The one person Connie doesnt lie to is his mentally challenged brother, Nick (played by Benny Safdie).
Host Madison
3.0
THE BIG RELEASE Mudbound (15) MUDBOUND is poised to break serious ground.Netflix has forked out $12.5million to distribute this $10m US period indie, ..
Metro News
1.5
Like the revisionist westerns of the 1970s, it takes the conflicted heroes of gangster films and shows them in a different, less flattering light.
Memphis Flyer
5.0
Despite the recognizable elements, everything in Good Time is instinctive, unpredictable and disconcerting.
5.0
The movie is life a party, like a synthetic climax in perpetual boom.
Fotogramas
3.5
Good Time never loses its commitment to delirium and narrative power.
5.0
There are no good times in the gritty crime caper Good Time..It is a brilliant but brutal film experience.
Lagniappe Mobile
4.5
A24 Taliah Webster Connie is mesmerizing and awful, leaping from one dire situation to the next like a polar bear navigating melting sea ice.
Buzz Feed
3.5
It is an energetic and intense trip (literally so for some characters, thanks to a bottle of liquid acid) down New Yorks side streets and through its ..
Projected Figures
1.5
If Good Time makes you uncomfortable, thats because its supposed to.
Wbur
2.0
A pitch shifted pseudo Gregorian chant is blanketed by a wave of fractious synths.
Four Three Film
4.5
Im in awe of what the Safdies achieve here, which is neo noir (neon noir) and social realism mulched into a decayed panic attack.
The Lonely Film Critic
4.5
Good time is, in a feverish straight line, a thriller sunk into the blackest of a black city.
El Mundo (Spain)
5.0
Relentless and intoxicating, Good Time is a manic and devious exploration of greed.
Sd City Beat
3.8
With Good Time, the Safdie brothers have flaunted their gritty bona fides.Maybe next time, they wont have to try quite so hard.
Baltimore Magazine
4.5
The third feature film by the Safdie brothers takes us through a narrative constellation that expands as we travel through New York.
Butaca Ancha
4.0
Its a nonstop, adrenalin fuelled night of bad decisions getting worse, its urgency nodding to Dog Day Afternoon or After Hours.
Dogandwolf
4.0
R Patz stars in this gripping crime thriller It is certainly a good time to be Robert Pattinson.
Un Cut
2.5
But it is Pattinson who shines.Once a vampire hunk, he has grown into the kind of actor the camera loves even if preteen girls no longer will.
Spokane7
2.0
Good Time is gritty, but a thrilling and good crime drama it is not.
Movies With Mae
4.0
Good Time isnt going to appeal to everyone.But taken in with one eye closed and the other peeking through barely parted fingers it becomes one of the ..
Franks Reel Reviews
4.5
But hes on fire here with whats easily a career best performance.
Awards Daily
5.0
Tense, immersive and excellently assaulting, Good Time is hella time.
The Globe And Mail
3.0
Sometimes its a compliment to say that a product offers two things in one, as in the old Certs commercial (its a candy mint!
The Arts St L
4.0
The Queens houses and apartments feel lived in and real, and if that Adventureland amusement park looks familiar, its because it was actually shot at ..
S Fist
3.0
Every once in a while, some style shines through, but those touches are all too rare.
Tracking Board
5.0
Its an astonishing sight, in part because the tears seem to catch both the character and the actor by surprise.
Art Forum
5.0
But as well as delivering on its promise of a good time, this thriller is doing other, more subtle things, things that stay with you much longer than ..
Big Issue
4.5
I think it fails to create a truly profound impact, but it works as a fleeting and entertaining adventure.
Vanguardia (Mexico)
3.5
Even Pattinsons matinee idol good looks dont hold up to the unforgiving scrutiny.
Isolated Nation
3.0
Unlike his previous works, Ramsay goes to the point giving a class of narrative synthesis.
Cinema Movi L
0.5
A story with psychological pretensions, excessively shabby characters, silly situations, capriciously filmed with exhausting close ups, jamming music.
El Pais (Spain)
4.4
I wouldnt say I had a good time watching this film, but I definitely recommend it to those who want to see an stylised and hypnotising thriller.
1.5
The Safdie brothers prefer to entertain and maintain an agile rhythm instead of delving into their characters or their ideas, something that the film ..
Culturamas
2.5
In an electrifying performance, Robert Pattinson finally shows that he has range beyond that of a brooding, sleepy eyed vampire.
Mara Movies
4.0
It has a brisk pace, but it goes to dark places and is often hard to watch.
Pitch
4.5
The Safdies dont settle for 80s pastiche, instead spicing things up with a stylized lo fi edginess.
Goomba Stomp
4.5
A film that evokes a certain eighties cinema, without falling into the trap of nostalgia.
3.8
But its worth watching to see a cold eyed, street level deconstruction of a night and life of crime.Success!
Gwinnett Daily Post
3.0
Good Time is never poorly paced, but its not as efficient as it couldve been.
5.0
This is life people it is unpredictable and this film captures it perfectly.
Fopp.com
2.5
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