Adapted from the play by C.P. Taylor, “Good” shows the banality of evil as seen through the eyes of a man for whom the tentacles of Nazism totally tear away his last shred of humanity,

Excellently photographed by Andrew Dunn, the film examines the consequences of collaboration with evil. Initially, the optimism of the Nazi take-over is overtaken by violence, anti-Semitism on a grand scale, enforced euthanasia and much worse. The insidious nature of these compromises with evil is seen bit by bit, until the end when the horrors of the concentration camps are seen with all their attendant anguish and death.

In the lead role, Viggo Mortensen is far too understated as the protagonist, while Jason Isaacs is worthwhile as his Jewish friend. Interesting, thought-provoking and questioning throughout, “Good” is the study of the personal price paid by forging a pact with undiluted evil