A Good Person

"Sometimes we find hope where we least expect it."

2023 2h 8m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 464

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Synopsis

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Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.

“Sometimes we find hope where we least expect it.”

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Cast

Florence Pugh
Allison
Morgan Freeman
Daniel
Molly Shannon
Diane
Celeste O'Connor
Ryan
Chinaza Uche
Nathan
Zoe Lister-Jones
Simone
Nichelle Hines
Molly
Toby Onwumere
Jesse

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zach Braff
Writers: Zach Braff
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zach Braff, shot by Mauro Fiore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bryce Dessner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dan Schalk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman and Molly Shannon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes we find hope where we least expect it.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14153080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Zach Braff directs. Mauro Fiore behind the camera. Bryce Dessner scores. Dan Schalk cuts. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
3Directed by Zach Braff, shot by Mauro Fiore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bryce Dessner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Dan Schalk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman and Molly Shannon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Sometimes we find hope where we least expect it.".
8IMDB entry: tt14153080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 26 themes, including "vietnam veteran", "post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)", "forgiveness", "drug addiction".

The technical file

Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Original score: Bryce Dessner
Editing: Dan Schalk
Production design: Merissa Lombardo
Costume design: Tere Duncan
Makeup / hair: Evelyne Noraz
Sound: Casey Genton
Stunt coordinator: Mark Pettograsso
Runtime: 128 min · 2h 8m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $3,101,256
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: A Good Person (2023)

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CinemaSerf2023-03-23
★ 6/10
"Alison" (Florence Pugh) is happily engaged to "Nathan" (Chinaza Uche) until a tragic accident takes place whilst she is driving and, one year later, we discover that it's all change. She is struggling to come to terms with the incident and has developed a dependancy on prescription pain killers. Her mother (Molly Shannon) and her friends are at the end of their tethers and hope that maybe a meeting of AA might offer her some hope. It's at this meeting that she re-encounters her would-be father-in-law, and ex-cop, "Daniel" (Morgan Freeman) and we begin to fill in the gaps and start to comprehend just what has driven all of the parties to their current predicaments. Pugh never does anything half-heartedly, and she doesn't here either - but the story is weak and, for me, all just a little over-dramatic. The rather retrospective style of story telling leaves way too many gaps and the crises seem just a bit too contrived to be convincing. "Alison" is easily the most interesting of the characters, but she is also easily the most irritating, selfish and I found the lack of substance to the plot just made it harder to be sympathetic to her (or, for that matter, to "Daniel" or "Nathan"). It tries to deal with some serious and heart-rending topics, but Zach Braff seems content with offering a strongly performed but superficially presented, overly simplistic, melodrama here that I thought rather wasted the talent at his disposal. There are also far too many dreary guitar ballads that seems to step up where the writers suffer from a dearth of ideas. It's watchable, but not great.

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