LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Good Fortune, in theaters Friday, expertly deploys the beloved Keanu Reeves in its heavenly comedy. It also boasts the reliable brands of both Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansari's humor, but the film's awareness of Reeves' endearing reputation is most apt.
Reeves plays Gabriel, an angel in charge of making people look up from their phones while driving. It's a good reminder to the audience, but Gabriel longs to be a more significant angel, like the one who guides lost souls to their purpose.
With this in mind, Gabriel follows Arj (Ansari), a struggling documentary filmmaker working at a hardware store and doing task app gigs. Arj briefly gets a job as tech investor Jeff's (Rogen) assistant, but when that falls through Gabriel steps in.
In the John Wick films, Reeves uses his physicality to be intimidating and tragic. As Gabriel, he shows through his silent looks that he genuinely cares for people.
When Gabriel speaks, he is pure innocence. He tries to show Arj what he has to look forward to in life, but even those hopeful scenarios are compromised by the realities of middle class life.
