The GoodTimesKid

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The GoodTimesKid

2005

1h 17m

Action

Comedy

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Rodolfo gets a summons from the Army to report for duty, however, he did not enlist. He travels to a recruitment office to try and straighten out the mess, then ends up meeting another recruit named Punk, a journalist who joined the Army to get away from his life and girlfriend, Diaz. Brooding Rodolfo befriends her, but he knows something she doesn't know: Punk leaves in the morning to go into the Army.

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Very rough, very funny, with sensibilities derived equally from Chaplin, Jim Jarmusch, and the Gang of Four.

Apr 26, 2007

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Mark Holcomb

Time Out

Rated: 4/6

Feb 3, 2007

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Jacobs Jr. gives us a film perched somewhere between the realistic solipsism of Mutual Attraction and the insufferable quirk of Garden State.

Jan 18, 2007

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

The film says so much while saying so little, and it leaves us smiling over its silent wonders.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2009

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Karina Longworth

SpoutBlog

Photographed with a shabby romanticism.

Sep 3, 2009

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

Writer-director Azazel Jacob's bittersweet, wistfully minimalist comedy charts a day and a half in the lives of two restless, unhappy men -- both named Rodolfo Cano -- and the woman who finds herself trapped in the mesh of their discontents.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 17, 2007

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In Azazel Jacobs film The Good Times Kid, the lives of two unrelated men, both named Rodolfo Cano, intertwine during a 24 hour time window in LA. They are both brought together when one of the Rodolfo's in mistaken by the US Army for the other, who has enlisted into the service. Thrown in the middle is Diaz, well played by the luminescent Sara Diaz, who toggles between the two when deciding her own future. What plays out is quite reminiscent to the early films of Jim Jarmusch, complete with understated performances, key musical moments and the saving grace of the film, stunning cinematography by Eric Curtis and director Jacobs. An extremely charming an interesting film that slipped under the radar back in 2005 but deserves a good look.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Azazel Jacobs explores the disconnect between reason and intuition for three people over a 24-hour span. The film seems rather rough aesthetically at points, but Jacobs' characters and their actions, or lack thereof, are the most compelling aspects. Sara Diaz is the breakout of the movie, bringing with her to the role a sense of carelessness and freedom that is difficult to recreate.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Guerrilla punk filmmaking!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Guerrilla punk filmmaking!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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One of the great unsung movies of our age, now on DVD with beautiful packaging and a wonderful array of extras.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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I want to buy this film!! but it's unlikely it will ever get distributed :'( I loved everything about this film, the lighting, the music, the characters, the humour and only made by 6 people- genius! The film reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite, with the main actor looking like an older version of Pedro. Vote Pedro!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Synopsis

Rodolfo gets a summons from the Army to report for duty, however, he did not enlist. He travels to a recruitment office to try and straighten out the mess, then ends up meeting another recruit named Punk, a journalist who joined the Army to get away from his life and girlfriend, Diaz. Brooding Rodolfo befriends her, but he knows something she doesn't know: Punk leaves in the morning to go into the Army.

Director: Azazel Jacobs
Producer: Sara Diaz, Ernesto Garabito, Georgina Garcia Riedel
Screenwriter: Azazel Jacobs, Gerardo Naranjo
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 10, 2021
Runtime: 1h 17m

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