Good Time

Reliance Home Entertainment – Rs. 649/-
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Ben Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Directed By: Josh and Ben Safdie.

A perfect Al Pacino styled action thriller has the charming Robert Pattinson, known for his work in the Twilight Saga series, kick off his past roles and take on the role of a street-smart gangster who is out to prove his love for his brother.

Nick (Ben Safdie) is at a rehab centre and being interviewed by a psychiatrist attempting to get to the bottom of his cognitive disability. As his answers reveal his problems, the tears roll down. When his brother Connie (Robert Pattison) bursts into the room and notices it, he pulls out Nick from the torture and drags him away.

Connie has planned a bank robbery and his best backup is his brother. Donning black – face masks, the duo set off to rob a bank, passing a note to the cashier. With a cool and calm attitude, they get the loot and are off. Just as they set off, their dye packs go off, staining their clothes and faces. In the melee, Nick crashes through a glass door and injures himself. He’s arrested and later admitted to hospital with severe injuries.

Connie tries to raise the money to bail him out with a bail bondsman, but the dyed cash is no good. He meets up with his girlfriend Corey (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who secretly stashes her mother’s credit card, but realises it’s no good in clearing the $10,000 bail. Connie has only one way out, head to the hospital and free his brother.

The one night event in the heart of New York City keeps you on pins, as Connie tries to go one step over the law and do everything he can to help his brother.

But will all this trouble really end up with Nick being free? Watch the nail biting finish that proves Hollywood has surprises galore.

Iggy Pop’s shockingly gorgeous closing song The Pure and the Damned, sums up the film perfectly.

By: Verus Ferreira