Good Fortune is more witty than laugh-out-loud funny, but features a terrific performance by Keanu Reeves.
Aziz Ansari plays Arj, a character living out of his car, which creates an immediate dissonance due to Ansari's usual light presence.
Ansari's character experiences economic distress, which seems out of place in a comedy, as he is more irritably inconvenienced than weary.
he’s gladhanding his way through his acting gigs
The film is a prince-and-the-pauper-style fable, with Reeves lifting the gentle comedy.
Author's summary: Keanu Reeves shines in Good Fortune.