Good Time (2017)

92%

Good Time - Benny Safdie & Joshua Safdie

Drama / Thriller - R - 2017

Following a botched bank robbery that lands his mentally-impaired brother in prison, Constantine Nikas (Pattinson) embarks on a twisted journey through New York City’s underground in attempts to free his brother.

Good Time is one of the better films of 2017 that really snuck under the radar. Seemingly overshadowed by Oscar nominations and other major films of 2017, it first garnered my attention when it popped up as a 99 cent rental on my Apple TV. I had never heard of it, but after seeing positive scores, I decided to give it a watch. Wow. I was absolutely blown away by Robert Pattinson in this film. I think he gets a bad rap from those goofy Twilight movies because I was completely unaware of his stellar acting prowess until this film. A visually-pleasing display of the dark corners of NYC, Good Time will somehow have you rooting for this nefarious antagonist as he races against time to save his brother.