Good Time (2017)

Good Time is a tense, night‑long crime drama that follows Connie Nikas, a desperate small‑time crook who will stop at nothing to get his developmentally disabled brother Nick out of jail after a botched bank robbery. What begins as a single bad decision — a messy heist that leaves Nick arrested and badly beaten — spirals into an increasingly frantic odyssey through the underbelly of New York City as Connie scrambles for cash, deals with dangerous strangers, and makes increasingly reckless choices that only deepen their trouble. The film is intimate and relentless: the Safdie brothers’ direction (and a lean, urgent screenplay) keeps the action compressed into one harrowing stretch of time, while Robert Pattinson’s intense, unbalanced performance anchors the story. You’ll experience a sweaty, neon‑lit city at night, rapid‑fire edits, and a pulsing electronic score that amplifies the anxiety and claustrophobia of Connie’s downward spiral. The plot moves fast and rarely offers moral comfort — Connie’s love for his brother is real, but his methods are self‑destructive and often harmful. Themes include desperation, loyalty, and the costs of trying to solve impossible problems with violence and lies. The movie is as much a character study as it is a thriller: it asks viewers to sit with complicated sympathy, discomfort, and mounting dread as each attempt to fix things backfires. If you watch Good Time, expect an intense, immersive, and often unsettling ride — gritty visuals, raw performances, and a relentless, anxiety‑driven tempo. Trigger warnings: strong language, physical violence, and distressing scenes.

Actors: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie

Runtime: 102 min

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

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