Two suicidal life-long friends agree to off each other… but before they take their lives on their last day, they live their last day. What a grim idea for a movie that is, in fact, quite grim. But that’s surprisingly darkly funny and even a little sublime.

I really got into this movie, feeling these guys’ feelings and getting engrossed in their histories. I both did and didn’t want them to succeed in their plans and was both sad and happy at the ending. It’s such a mixed message and mixed emotions story.

What other movies could make dirt bikes and motocross beautiful? Not too many would think to try and even fewer would succeed. And that’s kind of emblematic of one key thing about this flick. It gives the characters experiences and thoughts that are grounded and realistic. Maybe it’s the budget, maybe it’s the ambition but it doesn’t go for big soaring moments. What they get up to in their last day is something that’s possible for the average desperately poor person in this country.

And that grounds this flick. I really enjoyed it and kind of wished it ran a little longer (it’s barely 90 minutes) at the same time I’m happy it didn’t. I guess that’s the dichotomy of my thoughts and feelings for the flick in a nutshell.

Oh, and we get a surprise appearance from both Tiffany Haddish and Henry Winkler. If that doesn’t say something about dichotomy, I don’t know what does.

The whole flick reminded me of a less desperate Good Time by the Safdie brothers. Not in the story but in the gritty look, the mood, and the type of characters (though these are smarter men than in that earlier flick). This comparison is a compliment.

A fine, gritty, low-budget film about friendship and life. It was, in fact, a good time.

Score: 87