Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

denvergrown303 Move starts off slow, with a couple that's hard on their luck and then something shocking happens. There is un convincing b level acting by A level actors. You would think that the performance would be a lot better considering their other movies, but I have a feeling they were just doing this movie just because it was paycheck and their schedules had some gaps so they signed on. Bad guys come looking for something they find in their house. Soon the movie becomes Home Alone, the R-Rated version. In this version of Home Alone, the bad guys don't just fall down stairs and burn their hands, the bad guys die horrible, ruthless deaths.

desertclassics I never really had seen (or wanted to) a film with Kate Hudson. Now I know why. Maybe the worst performance for a lead character in any I've seen. Terrible script and even worse acting. I'm amazed that Ms. Hudson can still get work. Maybe it's because of her family's Hollywood connections (?) Not even the on locations shots saved this film. Even the music score was average at best. What more can I say. Not enough good to mention. Hard to make this ten lines worth as IMDb requires. Why??? I guess they think that people can't verbalize their feelings and opinions in less than ten lines of garbage. IMDb, please change your policy regarding this.

David Arnold Good People is actually a pretty good tense thriller and is nowhere near as bad as some people are making it out to be. Is it pretty predictable at times? Yes. Has it been done before? Yes. That doesn't make it a bad film though.It's main idea is along the same lines as the excellent Shallow Grave, so while it's definitely not an original story it still makes for a decent film in it's own right. There are differences between the two films with the main one being the desperation the main couple, Anna & Tom, find themselves in regarding money. They are struggling to make ends meet and are on the verge of being evicted...Shallow Grave didn't have these elements, so it's the same same box but with different wrapping.The film is pretty slow going at times but it doesn't ever feel boring and even through these moments you're still getting to know about the different characters so while it gets slow at times, the story still develops. It does pick up as it goes on though, so it's not as if it doesn't ever get going, and there is a good amount of tension and suspense throughout to make up for those slower instances.The main characters - on the whole - were well written, but one thing that annoyed me about Anna & Tom was that they had all of this financial trouble yet they were desperate to have a baby. Priorities people! They were also very naive with regards to the money by thinking that they were safe and that no one would be looking for it especially considering the background of their tenant. In saying that though, that is where the story shows how desperation makes them blind to reality. I mean what would YOU do if you were in the same situation and came across 1000s of pounds? The vicious criminal boss Jack Witkowski was played excellently by Sam Spruell who brought a real believability to that character as someone you definitely did not want to upset/double-cross.All in all, Good People isn't a fantastic film, but it's definitely worth a watch.

eddie_baggins It may be called Good People but I can assure you that the only thing good you'll find in this movie is the wording in the title, for the rest of Henrik Ruben Genz's gloomy, dull and downright boring film is abysmal so abysmal in fact that you can't for one minute even imagine why this movie was made or why it attracted actors who should know better than this.To call Good People unimaginative would be a massive understatement, the story here is so familiar you begin to question if it is in fact just a mixture of other much better thrillers and for some reason home invasion films that towards the end sees Good People pay homage to everyone's favourite of this genre, Home Alone. Directing his first English language film Genz struggles to embed any type of originality or character into this tale, that from the 20 minute mark will become utterly predictable to anyone who has ever watched a movie where "good people" get involved with "bad people" and seriously, have James Franco's Tom and Kate Hudson's wife Anna never watched a movie where law abiding citizen's find a stash of money? Clue, it doesn't end well! While Good People's story is anything but a winner, the film could've benefited from some charismatic leads, actors taking one for the team and elevating the project beyond its destined for bargain bins journey but Mr. Uninterested himself Franco (seriously how many movies does this guy make a year?) and the ever average child of Goldie Hawn Kate Hudson share little chemistry together and play their respective roles so straight that you'd barely even know they were there. With the leads so utterly uninvolving there is slight hope that supports in veteran Tom Wilkinson, type casted bad guy Sam Spruell and even the Untouchables breakout star Omar Sy, but once more sadly this is not the case as all struggle with one dimensional and frankly quite lame side players.There is pedigree involved here, from actors who've had successes, producers with the likes of Tobey Maguire and there is against all odds the slight possibility that this story is in fact interesting but the finished product of Good People is what they call in today's modern day terms an "Epic Failure". With a grey tinge to the films overall tone, a glum story and even more gloomier acting turns there is little to suggest Good People is even worth watching for its badness although the Home Alone like final act is one of the funnier things you're likely to see this year, in a film that all of a sudden thinks it's something else entirely.1 pool cue out of 5 For more movie reviews and opinions check into -www.jordanandeddie.wordpress.com