Good

Release Date: September 28th, 2010 (DVD)

Genre: Drama

Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker

Synopsis: An academic in Nazi Germany is swept into "the party" when he is tapped by higher ups to write a paper but he faces conflict within himself and is faced with helping his Jewish friend at great risk to his own personal well being.

AltAss Ratings (On a scale of 1 to 5 asses)

Plot:                                                                                     

The premise of portraying how a good and decent person could become exploited and drawn into the Nazi party is a solid one indeed.

Writing / Production:             

None of the protagonist's relationships were really allowed to fully materialize on the screen which only served to dull the sympathies of the audience.  A would be intriguing plot never panned out to cash in on its entertainment potential.  On a positive note the final shot of the film is one of the most powerful I've seen in some time.

Acting:                                      

Nobody jumped off the screen with a particularly powerful performance including Viggo Mortensen in the lead role.  On the other hand none of the players were so horrible as to distract the viewer.

Originality:                           

Nazi Germany has been explored from just about every angle possible on the silver screen and "Good" does not provide anything drastically different than what we've seen before.

Overall:                                  

Perhaps one of the most unmoving films ever produced about the Holocaust which was unfortunate because the storyline should have yielded better. 

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