People Are People: Genz’s English Debut a Satisfactory B-Grade Noir
Expectations may a bet set a bit too high for Danish filmmaker Henrik Ruben Genz’s descent into the English language with his adaptation of Markus Sakey’s novel, Good People. Considering that 2008’s Terribly Happy, the director’s last film to play stateside, drew comparisons to the Coen Bros. and David Lynch, this latest effort pales severely in comparison, resembling more of a kitchen sink noir drowning in its own sea of dirty dishwater. Bereft of any vicious underpinnings or subversive class commentaries that would have at least presented something to chew on, we’re treated to the kind of deceptive web that doesn’t seem altogether probable from all its various angles.
Tom and Anna Reed (James Franco, Kate Hudson) are struggling to make ends meet after migrating to London to claim a sizeable home they’ve inherited.
Expectations may a bet set a bit too high for Danish filmmaker Henrik Ruben Genz’s descent into the English language with his adaptation of Markus Sakey’s novel, Good People. Considering that 2008’s Terribly Happy, the director’s last film to play stateside, drew comparisons to the Coen Bros. and David Lynch, this latest effort pales severely in comparison, resembling more of a kitchen sink noir drowning in its own sea of dirty dishwater. Bereft of any vicious underpinnings or subversive class commentaries that would have at least presented something to chew on, we’re treated to the kind of deceptive web that doesn’t seem altogether probable from all its various angles.
Tom and Anna Reed (James Franco, Kate Hudson) are struggling to make ends meet after migrating to London to claim a sizeable home they’ve inherited.
- 9/22/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Et has your exclusive sneak peek at the A-list packed poster for the upcoming thriller starring James Franco and Kate Hudson!
Lovers. Thieves. Killers.
James Franco and Kate Hudson are blurring the lines between right and wrong in in our exclusive first look poster for their new thriller, Good People.
The upcoming flick stars the A-listers as Tom and Anna Reed, a financially challenged couple who find a duffle bag full of $400,000 in cash in their dead neighbor's apartment. So what do they do? They spend it, of course! (Hey, no judgment.)
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Although the ridiculously attractive couple planned on only using a small amount of their newfound fortune to get them out of debt, the two begin to relish their flush financial status. And that's when very bad things start happening to good people.
Omar Sy and Tom Wilkinson also star in the...
Lovers. Thieves. Killers.
James Franco and Kate Hudson are blurring the lines between right and wrong in in our exclusive first look poster for their new thriller, Good People.
The upcoming flick stars the A-listers as Tom and Anna Reed, a financially challenged couple who find a duffle bag full of $400,000 in cash in their dead neighbor's apartment. So what do they do? They spend it, of course! (Hey, no judgment.)
Related: North Korea Blasts Seth Rogen and James Franco's 'The Interview'
Although the ridiculously attractive couple planned on only using a small amount of their newfound fortune to get them out of debt, the two begin to relish their flush financial status. And that's when very bad things start happening to good people.
Omar Sy and Tom Wilkinson also star in the...
- 6/25/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
"Didn't you know when you find a pot of gold, there's always a monster guarding it?" What would you do if you stumbled across $400,000? Would you keep it? Would you call the cops? What if you found it in your home--well, within the portion of your home rented out to a shady tenant? This is the curious conundrum that faces James Franco and Kate Hudson in the upcoming thriller Good People. In the film's first trailer, you get a sense of the temptation and danger these questions arouse. Here's the film's official synopsis, courtesy of Apple: Young American couple Tom and Anna Reed (James Franco and Kate Hudson) fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them has been murdered and...
- 5/12/2014
- cinemablend.com
Millennium Entertainment just unveiled the trailer for its upcoming "Good People" crime drama, starring James Franco, Kate Hudson, Omar Sy and Tom Wilkinson. Check it out below. Plot: The story follows a young American couple, Tom and Anna Reed (Franco and Hudson), who fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them is dead, and he's left behind a stash of cash - $400,000 worth. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to do is quietly take the money and use only what's necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can't seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary . the thief who...
- 5/9/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
I can only assume the end result of Good People is that it's a generic action thriller considering it's got a pretty solid cast beginning with James Franco and Kate Hudson who find their downstairs tenant dead and 200,000 pounds worth of cash stuffed in his ceiling. When they decide to keep the money from the cops (Tom Wilkinson) the bad guy (Omar Sy) comes after them. amz asin="B001D6FIPW" size="small"Snowpiercer and Before the Devil Knows Your Dead screenwriter Kelly Masterson wrote the screenplay based on Marcus Sakey's novel. Henrik Ruben Genz ("The Killing") directs. Sakey recently saw his novel "Brilliance" optioned as a potential starring vehicle for Will Smith so his is a name generating some heat as of late. Millennium Films will release the picture later this year, but no firm release date has yet been set. Check out the trailer below and see what you think.
- 5/9/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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