Review of Good (2008) by Knut F — 21 Dec 2009
Good takes a traditional setting and tries to make bigger than life drama out of it but leaves the viewer yarning for more. Pre-WWII Germany is not a pleasant place to live, the country is led by lunatics and a place where weaker opportunists men can rise the ranks easily by betraying their beliefs and friends.
All this makes an interesting movie, but the added drama in clothes of mentally unstable wife, unfaithful husband and desperate jew friend just feels too convenient. The actors fit the bill perfectly but the movie could have been much much more with a more ambitious story. Surely it keeps the viewer awake but with it's somewhat forced artistic scenes, human misery scenes that lack the punch and the crawling pace of the movie makes it challenging for everyone else than the most diehard Viggo fans.
It is not all bad, the movie can be touching and as a great WWII buff I enjoyed the well made settings and the rather oppressing athmostphere. "I am a Jew and you are a Nazi, end of story" is rather blant quote but describes Good as a movie rather well.
This review of Good (2008) was written by Knut F on 21 Dec 2009.
Good has generally received mixed reviews.
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