I’m a sucker for a good crime film, and Josh and Ben Safdie’s Good Time is one of the best I’ve seen in years.

Starring a phenomenal Robert Pattinson as a desperate bank robber, and co-director Ben Safdie as the mentally disabled brother he’s trying to protect, Good Time is both an adrenaline rush and a surprisingly nuanced character study.

Pattinson disappears into his role as volatile crook Connie — we’re a long way from Twilight. It’s hard to make you root for a guy this morally compromised, but he pulls it off.

Benny Safdie, in his first substantial role, avoids the pitfalls inherent in playing a developmentally disabled character.

I was surprised at how invested I was in the fates of these unlikely protagonists. Good Time is tense, exciting, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful.