Good Time

Robert Pattinson's performance pleasantly shocked me in such a way that for a moment I didn't recognize any of his previous roles. Additionally, when the story grabbed me so tightly that I couldn't even breathe for the first twenty minutes, I began to hope that the rumors about Drive on an acid trip would at least be partially fulfilled, but these remained only promises. Sometime in the third act, the plot and development stagnated so suddenly and nonsensically that I suspected at times that the creators only seriously wrote the first act. Wasted potential and a race to deny clichés as much as possible, which ultimately trips up all the creators. (13/12/2017)

It's hard to judge when intense and brilliantly crafted stylization and unpredictable development clash with a weak script and overblown ambitions. I understand the randomness in the twists and turns as a reflection of the utter destruction of the social backdrop and future, but I don't really get why it's driven (however impressively) through an artificially over-designed cybernetic form and why I have to suggestively experience a plot full of nonsense and illogic. I really liked the attention to details, the opening part before the hospital escape, Pattinson's sweaty performance and the unpredictability that makes the film never boring and never letting you breathe. Unfortunately, however, I watched it with the same disinterest as the presidential election in Burkina Faso, which is a big and painful defeat. (29/12/2017)

A kinetic social thriller that feels burnt out from the first shot and isn’t helped much by the lobotomized twists, or even the likable but insensitively used 80s analogue hell soundtrack from Oneohtrix Point Never. Pattinson gives the best performance of his career - but let's face it, his character is so external that he doesn't have to do all that much work. (27/05/2017)

A raw and pretty original insight into the life of a cunning thief. Pattinson enjoys his role of perverse scab with strange moral boundaries. His attempts at getting his disabled brother out of prison/hospital and the winding road leading to this goal serves only as a way of investigating the logic both of the main protagonist and of the lower classes of dirty New York. Great music, unbelievable pace. (03/11/2021)

The film bursts with colors in every shot, all wrapped in a psychedelic filter that adds another significant dose of uniqueness to an already unconventional approach. Such filmmaking is truly rare nowadays. Honestly, I probably wouldn't have been interested in it otherwise, but everyone praised Pattinson's performance in the lead role, claiming he did so with considerable skill. So, I dedicated my time to it. From my perspective, he functions as the most crucial element of the film, holding all aspects together. Without him, the film would have fallen apart like a Lego set. This isn’t to criticize the creators; some story sequences genuinely impressed me with their originality. However, in the end, it didn’t impact me as much as it might have seemed on paper. In terms of filmmaking and acting, it’s a solid piece of craftsmanship deserving of admiration. If the creators aim higher in the future (and I believe they will succeed one day), they should focus more on refining the main plotline next time. We’ll see what their next project, Uncut Gems with Sandler, brings. I give Good Time 68%. (29/09/2019)