Hollywood has a very deep relationship with the heist genre. Steven Soderbergh and the "Oceans Eleven" films, Michael Mann "Heat", Bryan Singer "The Usual Suspects" Kathyrn Bigelow "Point Break" Guy Ritchie "Snatch" and "Lock Stock, Tow Smokin Barrels, are among the films highlighting these movies about a robbery, the plan, the reason why they steal, the problems or what's go wrong in the process and an epic conclusion.
But what about talking about a heist, without a reason, let's say a real motive and why everything goes completely wrong, this is the plot of the independent film "Good Time" Directed by Ben and Josh Safdie follows the path of Connie Nikas (Robert Pattinson) and bother Nick (Ben Safdie) robbing a bank in New York City. Ben is a disabled character who attends to therapy sessions. At the very beginning of the film, Connie removes Nick from the hospital I order to help him to achieve this heist. Everything seems to be going well, they left the bank with 65k in cash, but there are too many red flags. The bank teller mentioned that the bank doesn't have enough cash, later Connie and Nick leave the bank without noticing the back have a dye pack which explodes inside the car they are using to escape, causing the driver to crash the vehicle. Connie and Nick escape on foot, finally the police capture Nick.
The story follows Connie trying to help Nick to escape but there are so many complications and mistakes making you wonder: Does it worth it to keep trying? Seems like a long night for Connie, who questions every character he meets, probably projecting his insecurities on them. Robert Pattinson is fantastic as Connie, the screenplay is engaging and explores mysterious world and characters at night in Queens NY.
Ben and Josh Safdie do an excellent work directing this movie and keeping the audiences on the edge of their seat. The soundtrack by Oneohtrix Point Never is perfect for this kinetic movie.