As Connie's journey becomes increasingly treacherous and violent, it becomes less and less a matter of whether or not Connie can "rescue" his brother from his situation - and more a question of whether or not Connie can rescue himself from a dark fate of his own.Īs much as Pattinson is the star of Good Time, he's nearly upstaged by the movie's general aesthetic and technical elements. However, one unforeseen complication gives rise to yet another and before the Nikas brothers know it, the job has gone completely south, landing Nick in police custody and then prison in the process.ĭetermined to get his brother out of jail, Connie thus embarks upon a night-long quest that takes him into the city's seedy underbelly, in order to find the additional money ($10,000) that he needs to make bail for Nick.
Rather than allowing his brother to be institutionalized for his behavior, Connie recruits Nick for a bank robbery that promises to be simple and make them some easy money. Good Time's inspired style, coupled with Pattinson's compelling performance, are enough to carry the film past its narrative shortcomings.Ĭonstantine 'Connie' Nikas (Robert Pattinson) is a young man living in New York who just wants to improve life for himself and his mentally-disabled brother Nick (Ben Safdie), by any means necessary.