Good

Name: Good
Genre: Drama
Released: December 31, 2008
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 40

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THINKFilm | Release Date: December 31, 2008

Summary: A German literature professor in the 1930s, John Halder explores his personal circumstances in a novel advocating compassionate euthanasia. When the book is unexpectedly enlisted by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda, Halder finds his career rising in an optimistic current of nationalism and prosperity. Yet withA German literature professor in the 1930s, John Halder explores his personal circumstances in a novel advocating compassionate euthanasia. When the book is unexpectedly enlisted by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda, Halder finds his career rising in an optimistic current of nationalism and prosperity. Yet with Halder’s change in fortune, his seemingly inconsequential decisions potentially jeopardize the people in his life with devastating effects. (THINKFilms)… Expand

Director: Vicente Amorim

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 96 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Good has a stagy fustiness, but it's worth seeing for Mortensen, who makes this study of a "good German" look creepily contemporary. Read full review

Bob Mondello

Good demonstrates the surprising power of character flaws in drama. How else to explain that the portrayal of a good man who does nothing in Good should prove more dramatically compelling than the stories in "Valkyrie" and "Defiance" of good men who did good? Read full review

Peter Rainer

Good contributes very little to a conundrum that has occupied historians and psychologists for half a century. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Viggo Mortensen looks the part but never brings it home with great conviction or passion. I never believed in the character and that greatly diminished the film's ability to argue its ethical case. Read full review

Richard Schickel

Inept works like Good, which remains, like most such works, on the anecdotal fringe of the problem. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

Regrettably, the long-delayed adaptation from director Vicente Amorim and screenwriter John Wrathall gets crushed by the weight of trying to be something more; it's really just the story of a rather ordinary but disappointing man. The filmmakers reach for metaphor and allegory, but it comes at the expense of an emotional connection. Read full review

Ella Taylor

So incompetently mounted by Brazilian director Vicente Amorim (it takes a clumsy directorial hand to make Viggo Mortensen come on like Sesame Street's Mr. Noodle) as to be utterly incoherent. Read full review

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April

Jan 7, 2009

Flawless performance, great acting. Intriguing, authentic movie.

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EdouradD.

Jan 5, 2009

This film told me a lot about myself and our world. Subtle and affecting.

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Mike212

Jan 15, 2014

It was a decent enough movie but it was no Schindler's List. Viggo Mortensen's performance as Halder was amazing but I can't help to think that there may have been a better actor suited for the role. The plot was new to see and definitely interesting to follow but the ending didn't reallyIt was a decent enough movie but it was no Schindler's List. Viggo Mortensen's performance as Halder was amazing but I can't help to think that there may have been a better actor suited for the role. The plot was new to see and definitely interesting to follow but the ending didn't really give me the impact that I know it was meant to. Jason Issacs character Maurice was crucial to the plot but I kept forgetting about him when ever he wasn't on screen, even when Halder was talking about him I couldn't remember him. While it is definitely not the best movie you will see it is still a good movie (no pun intended) and worth watching.… Expand

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