A Good Person movie review

MOVIE TITLE: A Good Person

This raw drama is now playing in theaters.

RATING: R

LENGTH: 2 hours 9 minutes

MOVIE REVIEW MOM GRADE: A-

IN A NUTSHELL:

I’ve been a fan of Zach Braff ever since I first saw him acting in Scrubs. I’m so excited for him because he wrote, produced, and directed this movie! Kudos to a job well done!

So, what does it mean to be a good person? The story focuses on a young woman who was in a terrible car accident that killed two people. We watch her try to recover physically and emotionally as she grapples with how to become a good person and tries to put all of the pieces together of the shattered lives around her.

THINGS I LIKED:

This movie had me at Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. They’re both fantastic in this.
Florence knocks it out of the park as she does in every movie she’s in. We even get to hear her sing in this movie quite a bit. I’m such a fan. I recently learned that she and director/writer Zach Braff dated for 3 years. Clearly, he knew she had the talent to pull off this tough role.
I was worried this was going to be another one of those Morgan Freeman movies where he’s hardly in any scenes as a quick payday, so I was happily surprised by his large role in the film. Yay! He’s a national treasure.
The rest of the cast crushes it too: Zoe Lister-Jones, Molly Shannon, Celeste O’Connor, Chinaza Uche, Nichelle Hines, and Toby Onwumere.
The camera lingers on moments for just the right amount of time.
Shout-out to “Find My Phone” app.
You WILL cry. Be prepared with lots of tissues.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

The movie is too long to say what it needs to say. I was exhausted by the end. I can only take so much heartache.
The content is rough. I don’t enjoy watching people live their lives in the gutter.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

Kids will be bored since it’s one of those “adult-talking” movies
Adults buy, sell, and take drugs.
An older man tries to sleep with an underage girl twice.
Alcohol
Profanity and soooo many F-bombs
Bi-racial couple
You have to read some texts on the screen.

THEMES:

Grief
Addiction
What we choose to cover our pain
Choices and consequences
Mental Health
Second chances
The opioid epidemic in America
Pharmaceutical industry
Parenting
Life’s twists and turns
Taking responsibility
Loss of what might have been
Forgiveness
Self-love

FUNNY LINES:

“That’s disgusting. Thank you.” – Allison (Florence Pugh) thanking a waiter for bringing her coffee mixed with Tequila

INTERESTING LINES:

“I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to be anywhere.” – Allison (Florence Pugh)
“I’m hugging you with my eyes.” – Daniel (Morgan Freeman)
“You will never ever be able to fix the things you’ve done to me.” – Daniel (Morgan Freeman)
“Amor fate is to love one’s fate.” – Daniel (Morgan Freeman)