108 min | PG-13 | October 17, 2025 | Netflix
Aziz Ansari directs his first feature about an incompetent angel assigned to help a struggling gig worker. Keanu Reeves brings perfect deadpan to absurdist comedy with heart.
Comedies about heavenly intervention and human redemption usually drown in sentiment. Good Fortune finds the balance by treating its premise with complete sincerity. Gabriel is an entry-level angel with stunted wings who gets assigned to help Ari, a gig worker barely surviving in modern America. Gabriel’s attempts to help make everything worse. The film mines this for comedy while building genuine affection between the characters.
Keanu Reeves plays Gabriel with the same earnest commitment he brings to action roles. He is an angel who means well and is spectacularly bad at his job. Reeves finds humor in Gabriel’s incompetence without making him pathetic. Aziz Ansari plays Ari with exhausted determination. He is a man working multiple jobs and going nowhere. Ansari and Reeves create a dynamic where the comedy comes from character rather than cheap gags. Seth Rogen appears as Jeff, a wealthy capitalist, and provides sharp contrast to Ari’s struggle.
Ansari directs with control and visual intelligence. The film is shot with natural light and real locations that ground the fantastical premise. The comedy is observational. The social commentary about wealth inequality and gig economy exploitation is present but never heavy-handed. The script by Ansari has real ideas about class, work, and what constitutes a good life. The film earns its emotional beats without begging for them.
This is a directorial debut that shows maturity and confidence. Ansari makes a film that is funny and thoughtful without sacrificing either quality for the other. The film proves that high-concept comedies can work when grounded in character and anchored by performers who commit completely.