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Aziz Ansari’s ‘Good Fortune’ Opens This Weekend to Largely Positive Reviews

Critics single out Keanu Reeves’s comic guardian angel as the film’s standout performance.

Overview

  • The feature marks Aziz Ansari’s debut as a film writer-director-star, pairing him with Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh.
  • The high-concept comedy follows a well-meaning angel who triggers a life swap between a struggling gig worker and a wealthy investor.
  • Reviewers praise the film’s timely focus on wealth inequality, gig work and organizing, while noting uneven pacing and tonal balance.
  • The movie opens in theaters Oct. 17 with a runtime reported at 97–98 minutes and an R rating for language and some drug use.
  • Early notices are broadly favorable—often calling Reeves the highlight—though a few critiques register cooler on the script and execution.