Good for Nothing
Good for Nothing
R | 09 May 2012 (USA)
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GOOD FOR NOTHING is an adventurous romp set in the sweeping Old West from Mike Wallis in his directorial debut. Inspired by the Spaghetti Westerns and celebrating the Western genre with an interesting twist, the film follows an odd romance and the resulting emotional confusion of an outlaw who reluctantly develops strong feelings for a woman he has kidnapped.

Reviews
Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
fouu2-668-459294 Saw this movie and thought it was fantastic. Just not your ordinary western but a realistic look at some of the trappings of living in the "old west". If you are into movies...particularly westerns you will love this movie. The scene with the Indian store keeper shooting arrows at our hero is all too real. The scenery and the locale is part of this wonderful movie. The heroine was low key and for her first movie she did a good job. I had to look up everyone involved with the making of this movies so to see the hands behind a work of art. I highly recommend it. Make sure you see it with some one who enjoys these new realistic look at the west. Not some Hollywood set but out in the open wilderness.
casca-rufio Anyone knowledgeable of what the west was really like, what people living in the west back then were like and in some sense still are like, will appreciate this as a very realistic film. I normally do not like overly realistic films since they just are not very entertaining, average people just are not that interesting, fantasy is much more fun, however this one held my attention. It is hard to believe an obviously lower budget film employed writing, directing and acting of such caliber. All of the reality, but none of the inconsistency of most "reality" type films that end up more like a role playing session in a theater class, with obviously contrived lines, overacting, speech making, and erratic flow. Just enough time was devoted to each scene to present the plot and the characters without over doing anything. At no time is the viewer accosted with an actor's exaggerated attempts to impress the audience with their skills. The fight scenes were actually very realistic. Very few handguns had any degree of accuracy, and even fewer people were any good at shooting. Real gunfights could result in both parties using all rounds in their guns without seriously injuring either party, unless they were very close. Some of the famous gunfights actually took several shots to finish, not the single fast shot in most of the movies.Spoiler: I do agree with some of the comments that certain parts did not make a lot of sense. Not taking the horses and other property of the slain attackers. Not only useful at the time, but also valuable. I would also question the "posse" not considering the value of returning the girl unmolested to her rich uncle.Probably the most obvious technical error was the girl riding with bare shoulders without obvious effect. Even one day of riding exposed, with her complexion, would have resulted in extreme sunburn and blistering.
alshwenbear1 Good for Nothing... I saw the first poster, then the first teaser, and then the trailer, and I waited expecting something like "Silverado" or "Open Range", or maybe a Clintstwoodsque movie. Then I read the reviews, some of them so unfavorable, that when I finally got to the movie I was ready for disappointment… western- hell, no! Would I see this movie again? YES! I have been "training" my daughter into the world of movies worth to watch, she begin her "studies" as a kid with Casablanca, Grease, Silverado, and now I have to introduce her to this one, why? You may ask... to enjoy the performance of this actor called Cohen Holloway, whose character is a dumb-ass-cold blooded-impotent-kidnapper-killer, that seemed to be a born loser. Some did not like this movie, well, so many did not like "Unforgivable", why? Because it did not fall into the "Duke" category, or the Sergio Leone "Spaghetti Western", my point? This is a story that could have been set in the gangster era or in a drug fueled scenery. Regardless of the settings, it's a story written (and directed) in a way of those movies that are just unforgettable, it's that so that when I get older I will keep remembering the ending... I could spoil it for you…, instead, I will just say: do not expect the romance to blossom, be ready for a less fortunate "Rick Blaine" (who walks away unharmed), and certainly not "Ilsa Lund", here the "heroine" is indifferent and detached of compromising even with herself, yes ,you won't get the so clichéd happy ending. After being warned, get ready to get "Shane" in a more Shakespearean way. If you are willing to give a chance to this well-made movie, be aware that this is not your USA, production, Mexican or Italian, heck, not even "The Good the Bad and the Weird" this movie stands on its very own, even the soundtrack is great! As I say sometimes: "if you really understand movies, you have to watch this, so put your expectations outside the door and enjoy".
Batmanispierce Good For Nothing has the potential to become one of the greatest cult westerns of the 21st century! Cohen Holloway comes forward out of the woodwork to bring a stunning performance as the rough outlaw 'The Man.' Cohen leads the movie with his silent, almost grim, posture which is matched only by Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name. Inge Rademeyer, who plays a proper English woman, creates a character that is wonderfully unique while maintaining her realism. The story line is a wonderful story about 'the Man,' who suffers from erectile dysfunction, and must cross across the American Old West to try to find a cure. The scenery of the movie is fantastic, using the wonderful landscape which is New Zealand. What might be the greatest feature of this movie is the wonderful score, written by John Psathas and performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. With all these factors combine you get a great western movie.