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.
Keanu Reeves shines in Good Fortune, a gentle comedy.