Synopsis
When John Halder's latest novel is enlisted by powerful political figures in the Nazi party to push their agenda, his career and social standing instantly advance. But after learning of the Reich's horrific plans for the future and the devastating effects they will have on people close to him, John must decide whether or not to take a stand and risk losing everything.
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Cast
- Viggo MortensenHalder
- Jason IsaacsMaurice
- Mark StrongBouhler
- Steven MackintoshFreddie
- Jodie WhittakerAnne
- Gemma JonesMother
- Anastasia HilleHelen
- Ruth GemmellElisabeth
- Steven ElderEichmann
- Kevin DoyleCommandant
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Paced deliberately in a way that reinforces the tragedy of evil flourishing when good men do nothing, Good may find boxoffice returns slow to build but the film's aim is true and patient audiences will be well rewarded. - 70
NPR
Good demonstrates the surprising power of character flaws in drama. How else to explain that the portrayal of a good man who does nothing in Good should prove more dramatically compelling than the stories in "Valkyrie" and "Defiance" of good men who did good? - 50
ReelViews
Viggo Mortensen looks the part but never brings it home with great conviction or passion. I never believed in the character and that greatly diminished the film's ability to argue its ethical case. - 50
USA Today
Though the film opens with an intriguing burnished look, it bogs down about halfway through with talkiness and uneven pacing. - 50
The A.V. Club
It's an old-fashioned hoke-fest, in which the otherness of Germany is connoted by having everyone speak with a British accent. - 40
Variety
Considering its theme and setting, there's something very wrong with a Good that seems merely competent, uninspired and a bit old-hat. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Regrettably, the long-delayed adaptation from director Vicente Amorim and screenwriter John Wrathall gets crushed by the weight of trying to be something more; it's really just the story of a rather ordinary but disappointing man. The filmmakers reach for metaphor and allegory, but it comes at the expense of an emotional connection. - 40
New York Daily News
An uncharacteristically stiff Mortensen can't break free from the clichés that constrain his character, who feels more like a symbol than a real person.
