An American crime thriller called “Good Time” came out in 2017, directed by the Safdie brothers and starring Robert Pattinson. I watched it many years ago, and I remember very little of it, but I decided to rewatch it with my friend John because I liked Marty Supreme. 

“Good Time” was great on rewatch. The film revolves around Connie Nikas, who opens the movie by robbing a bank with his autistic brother. They almost get away with it until a dye pack hidden in the money explodes and ruins their getaway and almost all the money they stole. His brother also gets taken by the police during the failed getaway and, because too much of the money is ruined by the dye packs, he must find a way to come up with $10,000 as soon as possible to bail him out of Rikers island.  

The whole film radiates this manic, almost rabid dog-like energy felt through the bright, buzzing, oppressive lights of NYC, where the film is set. Robert Pattinson’s lead performance is amazing. He expertly plays a sleazy loser who just sprints around getting himself into more trouble as the movie goes on expertly ruining his life in a way that is so realistic it will probably give you a panic attack. It is expertly done and I loved watching it. 

 
I interviewed my friend John to find out what he thought about the movie as well. I asked him if he liked it as much as Marty Supreme? He said,” No, but I liked it enough.” I then asked him if he liked the movie less because the main character was a terrible person. He said, “No, that didn’t bother me.” I then asked him if the movie was stressful. “He said a little, he was kind of just digging himself into a deeper and deeper hole so that was pretty stressful.”

I agree with John that this movie is very stressful, but I liked it because of that reason.  Way too often while watching a movie I am trying to not fall asleep, but with “Good Time” I was fully awake and alert, almost like I’m right there with the characters. I loved that about this film and I would thoroughly recommend “Good Time”. 

It is worth noting as well that I also highly recommend Marty Supreme, which is still in some select theaters.