Underplayed Gems

Good for Nothing (2012)

Good for Nothing poster
Directed by
Mike Wallis
Genre
action, adventure, western, comedy, romance
Country
New Zealand
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A timid Englishwoman travels to the New Zealand frontier in the 1800s. She meets a brash settler who offers protection in the rugged landscape.

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What happens

Good for Nothing is a 2011 New Zealand-made Western film starring Inge Rademeyer and Cohen Holloway, and directed by Mike Wallis. The film along with director Mike Wallis has been included in Leonard Maltin's 'Fifty Notable Debut Features of the Past Twenty Years' list in The New York Times bestseller – Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide. The film premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on 29 January 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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