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2012
R
Screen Media Films
1 h 32 m

2012
R
Screen Media Films
1 h 32 m

Summary The film follows an odd romance and the resulting emotional confusion of an outlaw who reluctantly develops strong feelings for a woman he has kidnapped. Yet when the outlaw tries to force himself on the young and beautiful Isabella Montgomery, he finds himself unable to ‘get it up’ due to a surprising bout of performance anxiety. Unabl...

Directed By: Mike Wallis

Written By: Mike Wallis

2012
R
Screen Media Films
1 h 32 m

2012
R
Screen Media Films
1 h 32 m

Good for Nothing

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews

56

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

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Summary The film follows an odd romance and the resulting emotional confusion of an outlaw who reluctantly develops strong feelings for a woman he has kidnapped. Yet when the outlaw tries to force himself on the young and beautiful Isabella Montgomery, he finds himself unable to ‘get it up’ due to a surprising bout of performance anxiety. Unabl...

Directed By: Mike Wallis

Written By: Mike Wallis

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews

67% Positive
4 Reviews

17% Mixed
1 Review

17% Negative
1 Review

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews

67% Positive
4 Reviews

17% Mixed
1 Review

17% Negative
1 Review

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The New York Times

Mar 10, 2012

Good for Nothing may be slight, but it portends a promising frontier for Mr. Wallis.

Mar 8, 2012

A droll New Zealand parody with a tone so deadpan it becomes laugh-out-loud funny.

Mar 6, 2012

Good for Nothing has a nice comic sense of the brushfire eruptions of Western violence.

By Nick Pinkerton FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Mar 4, 2012

Imagine a Kiwi spaghetti western filtered through the offbeat sensibilities of early Sam Raimi or the Coen brothers and you've pretty much got the picture that is Good for Nothing.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

Mar 7, 2012

Good For Nothing is billed as the first Western shot in New Zealand, but that tourist-brochure distinction pales besides its more pungent claim to fame as the first Western whose hero spends the entire film attempting to overcome a bout of erectile dysfunction.

By Sam Adams FULL REVIEW

Mar 6, 2012

The title is apropos, but it's also an understatement.

By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

50% Positive
3 Ratings

17% Mixed
1 Rating

33% Negative
2 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

50% Positive
3 Ratings

17% Mixed
1 Rating

33% Negative
2 Ratings

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Details

Production Company Mi Films

Release Date Mar 9, 2012

Duration 1 h 32 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline A unique Western about an odd romance between a savage outlaw and a strong willed English lady.

Website http://www.goodfornothingmovie.com/

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Awards

New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)

• 5 Nominations

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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