Keanu Reeves Lifts Aziz Ansari's Gentle Comedy Good Fortune

Good Fortune Review

Good Fortune is a witty comedy that features a terrific performance by Keanu Reeves, although it is more gentle than laugh-out-loud funny.

The movie has a prince-and-the-pauper-style fable, but with an immediate dissonance as Aziz Ansari plays a character living out of his car, which is unusual for a Hollywood actor known to be well off.

Ansari has a light presence, right down to the pitch of his voice; he’s gladhanding his way through his acting gigs.

When his character, Arj, faces hardships doing odd jobs and part-time shifts, he seems more irritably inconvenienced than weary.

Author's Summary

Keanu Reeves shines in Good Fortune, a gentle comedy.

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Paste Magazine Paste Magazine — 2025-10-17

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