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Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya (2016) poster

2016 · comedy · sports

Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya

Directed by Franck Gastambide1h 40m2016

Franky and Krimo dream of leaving the grey grime of their neighborhood behind and of traveling to the famous and diabolical Thai beach resort of Pattaya. To get there cheaply, the two friends have the crazy idea of registering, unbeknownst to him, the local little person for the Thai Dwarf Boxing World Championship. But what was supposed to be a dream vacation will transform into the most insane and dangerous adventure of their lives.

Our read: Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya (2016) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded comedy · sports entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Warm, kinetic, gentle comedy / sports, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb4.82k
  • warm
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • funny
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How Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a crude French bro-comedy gone wildly wrong on a Pattaya trip.”

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Skip it tonight — Skip if gross-out sex, sleaze and bro humor will ruin your evening.

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