daniel elliott
Saw this the other night and thought that it was a great adventurous romp that caught my attention throughout. An amazing score and the beauty of the New Zealand landscape help to give it an epic feel. The theme song has been in my head for days.The man, played by New Zealand Actor Cohen Holloway, gave a great almost silent performance and is also darkly comic. It's pretty much a classic western but it has one major plot point at the heart that questions what it is to be a man, that makes this movie unique.If you like a good well contained and fun story, then go see this. That's my 2 cents!
mickeychasetan
I just viewed the western "Good for Nothing" & was surprised by how enjoyable the experience was. The main actors were great for the roles, Cohen Holloway & Inge Rademeyer, I had not seen them prior to their Good for Nothing roles, but they are both actors to watch for in upcoming movies. The film is a western with some sexual overtones and some real black comedy throw into the mix. Cohen Holloway plays "the Man" and does it in a type of Clint Eastwood western style. Inge Rademeyer was steamy & funny throughout the movie & looking over her past work, she had mainly been behind the camera & this was her first real acting in film. There was a really good supporting cast by actors I had not seen prior the to movie. All in all give Good for Nothing a chance & it will be worth the 90 minutes.
Tony Heck
"This is not the place you read about in books, this is no place for a lady." Isabella Montgomery (Rademeyer) is new to town. Against everyone's wishes she moved and wishes to start her life in the wild western town. While out on her own a cowboy (Holloway) sees her and attempts to have his way with her. Frustrated when he isn't able to, he decides to kidnap her and keep her until he is able to function again. This is another in the long list of unimpressive and drawn out westerns. I'm not sure what happened to this genre but why is it so hard to make a good one anymore? Unlike most of the recent entries this one isn't really cheesy, just seems to have no point. The closest I can come to thinking what the plot is is a cowboy tries to rape a strange woman...then they start to fall in love. Not really sure what else was going on but I was really bored with this one. I am still waiting for a good western to come out. To me "Open Range" was the last good one. Overall, drawn out and boring, much like the last 10 or so westerns that have come out. I give it a C-.
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.
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