Diagonaldi Very well executed

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

mikelieberman The creative team behind this film is definitely promising. Director Henrik Ruben Genz is the Danish film and television director, known for his film Terribly Happy (2008) and work on the series The Bridge and The Killing in the original Danish version. Kelly Masterson has signed two film scripts. Maybe I was wrong to set high expectations, because Good People is only fair, average thriller with a story seen a million of times. Tom (Franco) and Anna (Hudson) are an American couple in financial problems. They move to London to the house Tom inherited. Since their earnings are not enough for renovation so they rent a room to Ben, suspicious type. After he's gone, Tom and Anna will find the mysterious stash of more than 200,000 pounds. But as we all know big money is not without owner. And so it begins... The problem is that we have already seen that story, and Good People does not bring anything new. Even the adaptation of the novel by Marcus Sakey is kind of awkward. The dialogues are poor. Acting is not bad. Visual effects are on higher level. The pace is easy, which certainly reinforces the impression of weirdness and "suspense", although we know all too well the sequence of events. Good People is correct thriller. Watchable, but really nothing more than that.

Paul Wycherley It may be a simular story thats been done more times than i can remember but to be fair to this version directed by henrik ruban genz its so gripping that you really become involved with the film and its characters james franco and kate hudson are epic and pull of the perfect chemistry for there roles. The attention to detail and camera shots during the film are basic which it most films you would get slaughtered for that but in this it works to genz advantage. there are some really brutal scenes in this but as much as you winch you cant look away, if your not a fan of blood or torture then avoid this film but if you are then this low budget film is brilliant and well worth a watch

kingdio "Good People" goes from your typical direct to video thriller to just plain absurd. James Franco and Kate Hudson play Tom and Anna, an American couple living in London going through tough financial times. They find the tenant renting out their basement dead, and while cleaning out his belongings they stumble onto a bag full of 220,000 Pounds. What they don't know is that the dead guy double crossed the established drug boss and stole this money while they were stealing it from a rival drug dealer. Tom and Anna get into serious trouble when both sides go to them for the money, which they've been hiding and spending. Tom Wilkinson plays the only detective in London that's willing to help them. The acting is okay. It's refreshing to see Franco and Hudson in more serious, toned-down roles. Although they are playing two very stupid people their performances are solid. But as the movie goes on, not only are the bad decisions these characters make questionable, so is the story. It gets even harder to buy as you approach the neat predictable ending. Good performances and a good start aren't enough to save this movie.

Jake Johnson Hard to ignore some gaping mistakes in the plot:1. The lead character finds the money, but not the briefcase full of "liquid O" that is right behind it. He finds a box full of cash, but does not look in the ceiling again to see if there is more, or anything else up there?2. The thugs find the drugs in the apartment after the police have searched the apartment. The police, suspecting that there is a drug tie-in, never think to look in the drop-down ceiling?3. The couple is about to be evicted, and about to lose "the house." This means the house they are renting? Why not move into the house that he is fixing up and has inherited? It had a roof and walls, and he knows carpentry. No rent to pay if they move into the house, yes? 4. No one seems concerned that a police officer, or someone dressed as a police officer, shot a detective and continued shooting in a public park. Never mentioned on the news they listen to? Never brought up in any of the conversations among the characters?5. When nailing the thug to the floor, the lead male is somehow able to know exactly where both of his feet were positioned, although the floor is solid where he is standing, with none of the cracks that can be seen in other parts of the floor. 6. The same thug, hiding from people with guns, lights a cigarette, which might not seem wise, since smoke could be seen coming from the room where he is hiding, or smelled. But no one does see or smell it, including Khan, who walks right up to, and almost past, the room before being shot at.7. No one tries to put out the fire, which is confined to a small section of the house once the shooting has ended. And of course, the clichés were terrifying--the couple trying to have a child and learning at the end that they were going to have a child. The detective who has lost a child to drugs, and is now seeking to destroy the drug trade? Somehow, the obvious cliché was missed--this couple needed a dog. A dog, wounded in the battle with the drug dealers, but recovered by the end and leaping into their laps after the news that a child is on the way. If you're going to do it badly, go ahead and do it badly.