History Film / GoodTime

* BandagedFace: Ray's appearance when we first see him in the hospital, and part of the reason Connie mistakes him for Nick.

* StupidEvil: Connie. People get hurt [[spoiler:and even die]] because of his impulsive actions, while Connie is too dense to realize the harm he's bringing.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Connie. He at one point accuses Ray of being an idiot and a parasite who contributes nothing to society. This is coming from a guy who has done nothing but lie and steal the whole film, pulled his mentally handicapped from speciliast therapy that would probably help him and got him arrested and keeps coming up with poorly thought out plans that make the situation worse. Ray really has a point about he and Connie being NotSoDifferent.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Oh lord, Connie and Nick. Nick is heavily implied to have Downs Syndrome and wears hearing aids, while Connie is a ManipulativeBastard [[TheSociopath sociopath]] with no real positive personality traits.

* VillainProtagonist: Connie.

* ShoutOut: Pepe the Frog appears in a panel of a comic book Ray and Khalil soak in LSD to create acid tabs.

Also starring Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, [[Film/CaptainPhillips Barkhad Abdi]] and Buddy Duress, ''Good Time'' premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and was instantly acclaimed for the Safdie's direction, cinematography, soundtrack (provided by Music/OneohtrixPointNever) and Pattinson's performance.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Connie and Crystal wind up arrested, Ray dies, and the bottle of acid is spilled, but Connie telling the truth gets Nick out of prison, reunited with his grandmother, and starting to break free of Connie's influence.]]

* PetTheDog: Connie has his moments with his brother and to an extent with Crystal. Though while the former seems genuine if misguided, it's hard to tell in the latter case what's genuine and what's an effort to endear himself to her for manipulative purposes. Ultimately Connie's sympathetic acts don't do much good for either of them. He does literally pet several dogs throughout the movie as well.

* DysfunctionJunction: Connie's a mentally ill bank robber, Nick is a mentally-disabled [[TheWoobie Woobie]] dragged into his plans, Corey is an ExtremeDoormat whom Connie easily manipulates and Ray is a LargeHam drug dealer whom Connie forces to help out.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Connie and Crystal wind up arrested, Ray dies, and the bottle of acid is spilled, but Connie telling the truth gets Nick out of prison, reunited with his mother, and starting to break free of Connie's influence.]]

* BigBrotherInstinct: Connie towards Nick, as he robs a bank and later tries to break him out of prison motivated purely by brotherly love.

* MacGuffin: The Sprite bottle full of Acid that drives the latter half of the plot. [[spoiler:Connie ends up spilling it as he's tackled by police.]]

* VillainProtagonist: Connie.

* AmusementParkOfDoom: Where the climax takes place.

* MacGuffin: The Sprite bottle full of Acid that drives the latter half of the plot.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[Music/IggyPop The Pure always act from love/The Damned always act from love]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:Good Time 2017]]

Also starring Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, [[Film/CaptainPhillips Barkhad Abdi]] and Buddy Duress, ''Good Time'' premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and was instantly acclaimed for the Safdie's direction, cinematography, soundtrack (provided by Music/OneohtrixPointNever)and Pattinson's performance.

Also starring Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh, [[Film/CaptainPhilips Barkhad Abdi]] and Buddy Duress, ''Good Time'' premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and was instantly acclaimed for the Safdie's direction, cinematography, soundtrack (provided by Music/OneohtrixPointNever)and Pattinson's performance.

''Good Time'' premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and was instantly acclaimed for the Safdie's direction, cinematography, soundtrack (provided by Music/OneohtrixPointNever)and Pattinson's performance.

* MacGuffin: The Sprite bottle full of Acid that drives the latter half of the plot.

Good Time, a 2017 crime-drama film directed by Ben and Josh Safdie. The Twilight star Creator/RobertPattinson is back with a grittier movie, a sort of heist within a heist type of movie which is gutsier and also delves into realism. [[https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/good-time/ET00058970 Good Time]] is not the first term you’d use to describe this raw looking movie, if anything the movie is a high paced, hard headed sort of an urban drama that demands your attention.

Previews: [[https://youtu.be/nrR-SbCRgCU Trailer]].
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!!''The Plot:

The story revolves around Connie Nikas (Robert Pattinson), a bank robber from Queens, New York who ends up in a mess when his mentally handicapped brother Nick Nikas ([[https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ben-safdie/1083929 Benny Safdie]]) winds up in jail on Riker’s Island. The trailer hardly tells us the circumstances that led up to the two brother’s ending up in the sketchy underworld of New York City.

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In the movie, Connie accosts Nick during a court ordered appointment with a psychiatrist. He pull’s Nick away from the psychiatrist and convinces him to be a part of a bank robbery which is only momentarily successful. Nick is played by the director of the movie Benny Safdie and the camaraderie which is a sort of us-against-the-world is evident in the movie.

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Pattinson is almost unrecognizable and one can’t help but feel repulsed and emphatic towards the character, all at the same time. For Connie the time is always now and any instance of a bad decision might land him in jail or killed but for him it is all worth the risk as a good one might set him up for life. The movie takes a closer look at the rigors of daily life which is anxiety and stress driven for most and the pressure of constant hustle is inevitable in order to survive. Good Time makes an express effort to be as hard-hitting as it can be about the trials of the urban poor.

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Good Time is simultaneously intoxicating and discomforting while seeming to be authentic in its narrative. There are however some generic cliche's in the movie. Good Time, all at once appears to be a sociological experiment and a story about the underdogs in society, that’ll have you rooting for them.

The Twilight star Creator/RobertPattinson is back with a grittier movie, a sort of heist within a heist type of movie which is gutsier and also delves into realism. [[https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/good-time/ET00058970 Good Time]] is not the first term you’d use to describe this raw looking movie, if anything the movie is a high paced, hard headed sort of an urban drama that demands your attention.

The story revolves around Connie Nikas (Robert Pattinson), a bank robber from Queens, New York who ends up in a mess when his mentally handicapped brother Nick Nikas (Benny Safdie) winds up in jail on Riker’s Island. The trailer hardly tells us the circumstances that led up to the two brother’s ending up in the sketchy underworld of New York City.

The Twilight star Robert Pattinson is back with a grittier movie, a sort of heist within a heist type of movie which is gutsier and also delves into realism. ''Good Time'' is not the first term you’d use to describe this raw looking movie, if anything the movie is a high paced, hard headed sort of an urban drama that demands your attention.

Good Time is simultaneously intoxicating and discomforting while seeming to be authentic in its narrative. There are however some generic cliché’s in the movie. Good Time, all at once appears to be a sociological experiment and a story about the underdogs in society, that’ll have you rooting for them.