A Debut Feature, ‘Good One’ Might Best Be Compared to a Work by Alice Munro or Anton Chekhov

Intimacy of vision is coupled with modesty of means. Within that dynamic, director India Donaldson touches a nerve.

Via Metrograph Pictures
Lily Collais in 'Good One.' Via Metrograph Pictures

The discrepancy between a feature film and its trailer can be stark and has been the basis for litigation. This isn’t the place to get into the particulars of Woulfe et al v. Universal City Studios LLC — the matter was settled out of court — nor is it altogether applicable to India Donaldson’s debut feature, “Good One.” But, yeah, the trailer for the picture is misleading.

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