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11 December 2008 (Hungary)
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Anything that makes people happy can't be bad, can it?
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The rise of national socialism in Germany should not be regarded as a conspiracy of madmen. Millions of "good" people found themselves in a society spiralling into terrible chaos. A film about then, which illuminates the terrors of now. full summary | full synopsis
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Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins and Naomi Watts Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger in Woody Allen’s Next Film
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Not Too Good
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Viggo Mortensen | ... | John Halder |
 | Jason Isaacs | ... | Maurice |
 | Jodie Whittaker | ... | Anne |
 | Steven Mackintosh | ... | Freddie |
 | Mark Strong | ... | Bouhler |
| Gemma Jones | ... | Mother |
| Anastasia Hille | ... | Helen |
| Ruth Gemmell | ... | Elizabeth |
| Ralph Riach | ... | Brunau |
 | Steven Elder | ... | Eichmann |
| Kevin Doyle | ... | Commandant |
| David de Keyser | ... | Mandelstam |
| Guy Henry | ... | Doctor |
| Adrian Schiller | ... | Goebbels |
 | Rick Warden | ... | Brownshirt |
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96 min
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Romola Garai was cast as the female lead but backed out to take some time off movies to concentrate on University. Jodie Whittaker replaced her.
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Errors in geography: In the scene, when Halder takes a walk with his ex-wife in the cemetery, which is supposed to be in Berlin, Germany, Hungarian names are clearly visible on the gravestones.
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| music during credits | j_adrock |
| Not very | mannoe |
| Man this movie sucked.... | exclusiveburner |
| The Final Shot | jynqb28 |
| Good on DVD? | angeleyes8568 |
| What does he say at the end... | dave_from_Aus |
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The main problem with Good is the lack of authenticity. The actors are seen to act rather than be.
When compared with the excellent Sophie Scholl, which on a modest budget created something believable and shocking, Good feels staged and forced.
Also the pacing is off with large leaps in time yet with little character development.
The choice of using English as the main language could have worked, as was proved with The Reader but some performances in Good are far too modern, as is the case with the student that later becomes the wife. The Mother is also far too theatrical and unconvincing.
What is left is a soulless movies that tells us nothing new about the times in which it is set. There are much better and more dramatic films out there that have the power to enlighten, unfortunately Good is not one of them.