Good for Nothing (2012)

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

I am amazed at the preponderance of positive reviews here, with some hinting that if you don't like it, you don't have a sense of humor.The only 'joke' here is if the writer/director is aware that the U.S., in general, disparages the standard of British dental work. I don't think he is (he has the western outlaw admiring the English woman's teeth!) 'I use a brush,' she tells him.In most westerns with the mysterious stranger riding into town, we gradually do get to know something about him. All we know about this guy is that he kills people with very little provocation and on one occasion is unable to rape the female lead.In reply to another reviewer who wondered why the outlaw didn't take the dead pursuers' horses, here are some reasons: he had been shot and was seriously injured; B) the horses were quite a distance away; C) they would have to be fed and watered.I liked the photography but as there was no point to the movie it was wasted.The music was the most obtrusive since the bad old Max Steiner days. Music these days is not supposed to instruct us that we're meant to feel sad or excited. Or if it does, it has to be much more subtle than this.This movie might be good for one thing: show it to someone you're ticked off at.

The first movie I ever saw that really made an impact was in the St John's hall in Waipukurau in about 1978. We didn't have a movie theatre in town, so on the odd Saturday arvo they would show films in the hall.Dad took me along one Saturday to see "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and fair to say I have been a died & true Western Fan ever since. In my house, we have Western Sunday's every cold & wet winter afternoon.This film is different, some people won't enjoy it. Do I enjoy it more because it's made in my country and I know some of the locations? I don't know, but I will say it even made my wife laugh and she hates Westerns! Give it a go, you may be surprised.

What a great little movie, though I say "little" only because it's obviously an independent that seems to have missed much attention. I highly recommend it. The story is handled very, very well and the two lead actors bowled me over, especially since one appears to spend more time behind the camera than in front of it. That should really change!Others have described the plot and the nice use of humor, although it never becomes camp. By the end, I was surprised to be reminded of The Earthling. Earthling has a very different style and topic, but they share the same kind of depth and impact by the end.Of more recent films, I was also reminded of Meeker's Cutoff. Both were set, more or less, in the old west and provided an authentic feel that just felt right.

Whoever gave this the low ratings to make the overall rating on here such a low rating have done this movie a dis service. This is not a 4.9-5 movie it is IMO at least a 6.I have long been a big fan of Westerns, with Clint Eastwood and Henry Fonda's movies being up there as the best of them all.This one is not up to their standard but it does a good job of entertaining.I hadn't seen or heard of Cohen Holloway or Inge Rademeyer who were the main actors and they did a very good job in their respective roles, hopefully they will get further work, well worth watching out for.I loved the gunfight in the river, that and the general antics of the posse had me in stitches quite a few times.The music and cinematography of the film is first rate, up there with the best, I had trouble believing that the movie was shot in New Zealand.I gave it a 7 out of 10.