Good Time (2017)

Director: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Stars: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Runtime: 101 minutes

Performances: 7/10
Screenplay: 8/10
Special Effects: N.A
Costumes/Makeup: 7/10
Editing: 8/10
Cinematography: 7/10
Score/Soundtrack: 8/10

Verdict: "Good Time" is one of the most overlooked movies of 2017. The fact that this film only made $2 million worldwide baffles me. Directed brilliantly by the Safdie brothers, it tells the story of bank robber Connie Nikas (Robert Pattinson), who spends a night looking for his mentally handicapped brother and accomplice Nick (Benny Safdie), after a heist goes horribly wrong. Both Safdie and Pattinson are excellent, with the latter giving, in my opinion, his best performance of his career. But the real stars of the project are the two directors, who with the use of brilliant editing techniques and a riveting score, were able to craft one of the most fast-paced and thrilling rides of the year. My only problem with the movie is that it suffers from what I call the "Up" syndrome, in which the first 20 minutes of it were so perfect that they undermine the rest of it.

Final Grade: 8/10