John Halder (Mortensen) is a 'good' and decent individual with family problems: a neurotic wife, two demanding children and a mother suffering from senile dementia. A literary professor, Halder explores his personal circumstances in a novel advocating compassionate euthanasia. When the book is unexpectedly enlisted by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda, Halder finds his career rising in an optimistic current of nationalism and prosperity. Seemingly inconsequential decisions lead to choices, which lead to more choices... with eventually devastating effect.
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"Anemic screen adaptation of C. P. Taylor’s play (...) Viggo Mortensen, miscast and ineptly directed by Vicente Amorim" (Stephen Holden: The New York Times) ----------------------------------------
"Absorbing drama about a good man who is blind to the horrors of Germany's Nazi regime" (Ray Bennett: The Hollywood Reporter) ----------------------------------------
"Good has a stagy fustiness, but it's worth seeing for Mortensen, who makes this study of a 'good German' look creepily contemporary. He shows us the horror of ignorance." (Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly) ----------------------------------------
"Good lacks character development and dimension. (...) Though the film opens with an intriguing burnished look, it bogs down about halfway through with talkiness and uneven pacing. (...) Rating: ** (out of four)." (Claudia Puig: USA Today) ----------------------------------------
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