Good Time & Game Night

April 26, 2018 4:04
Good Time & Game Night
Flicks with The Film Snob
Good Time & Game Night

Apr 26 2018 | 4:04

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Show Notes

Two wild rides. Good Time: about a young criminal (Robert Pattinson) frantically trying to spring his brother from custody. And Game Night: a comedy in which a game-loving couple are caught up in a kidnapping that turns out to be real. I often hear people make the mistake of assuming that the main character of a movie should be likeable or sympathetic. This idea is a hold-over from the Hollywood star tradition and popular novels. In the case of Connie Nikas, the frantic and relentless criminal played by Robert Pattinson in the recent film Good Time, that would definitely be…

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