Good One
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Australian Exclusive at Golden Age
Overview
Coming of age films are a dime a dozen, but Good One is a stunning portrait in miniature of the precise moment a young person passes into adulthood. Sam (an incredible Lily Collias) is a seventeen year old about to leave for college whose father Chris (James le Gros) has cajoled her into a camping trip, along with dad’s best friend Matt and his son. When the son bails at the last minute, Sam finds herself in the awkward position of playing companion and peace keeper for two adults in the thralls of a mid life crisis, struggling with the fallout from their individual relationship breakdowns and the regrets of a life not so well lived. One night and some choice words reveal to Sam that everything she thought was reliable is upside down and she must find her own way forward.
“Collias’ performance gets under your skin. It’s a star-making turn: not just a good one, a great one.”
“A quietly explosive tale of disconnection and betrayal, its placid exterior masking a wellspring of combustible tensions that are both impossible to ignore and difficult to resolve.”
“An ode to a style of filmmaking that appears to be humble, yet still manages to be devastating and humanistic to its very core. Mostly, it’s just a great f*cking movie, full stop.”
Why You Should See This Film
Good One introduces two astonishingly assured debuts with India Donaldson's first film and Collias in her first leading role, both of whom should have a bright future ahead. The measured, almost glacial, pace and sense of coiled danger recall Kelly Reichardt’s early work— moments unfold with the touch of a feather but eventually build to an unbearable weight. Even when very little action is taking place, the organic interactions and grounded sense of familial tensions are as engaging as a documentary, and make the sting of betrayal all the more painful. This is one of our programmer's favourite films of 2024 and we are so pleased to be presenting it exclusively at Golden Age.
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