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Movie Review: Aziz Ansari’s Guardian Angel, Gig Economy Comedy ‘Good Fortune’ Stays Earthbound

Aziz Ansari’s film follows an LA editor living in his car who faces financial challenges and learns that money cannot solve all problems, highlighting modern life struggles.

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By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer Aziz Ansari tries to meld social commentary and comedy in his new film “Good Fortune,” about wealth disparity and the shackles of the gig economy. It’s populist territory that is ripe for a big screen skewering and Ansari, who wrote, directed and stars, is attempting something sincere, noble and broadly entertaining. But a modern day “Sullivan’s Travels” this is not. “Good Fortune,” in theaters Friday, gets a litt…

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Movie Review: Aziz Ansari’s guardian angel, gig economy comedy ‘Good Fortune’ stays earthbound

Aziz Ansari plays a down on his luck gig worker who switches places with a rich guy in “Good Fortune,” which he also wrote and directed.

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An angelic Keanu Reeves rises above the muddle of Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune – review

Seth Rogen and Keke Palmer fill out the supporting cast of this high-concept fantasy comedy that is sometimes profound and sometimes sitcommy

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Comedy "Good Fortune": Degraded Guardian Angel Fights the System

In Aziz Ansari's "Good Fortune", two men encounter each other who could not be more different - at least as far as their account balance is concerned. Keanu Reeves wants to communicate between the two living worlds as a naive angel, who clearly transcends his competences.

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Keanu Reeves is angelic in Aziz Ansari's heaven-sent comedy 'Good Fortune'

Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogen star in "Good Fortune," a comedy that tackles the gig economy and unleashes Keanu Reeves as a so-so guardian angel.

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"Good Fortune" with Keanu Reeves in the Cinema: Even Among Angels There Are Precarious Jobs

Neither money nor divine assistance help to escape the treadmill. The comedian Aziz Ansari has made a charming comedy about the absurdities of working culture.

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'Good Fortune' Review: Aziz Ansari's Directorial Debut Delivers Laughs But Stumbles On Landing

After years of delays and setbacks—including the suspension of his first planned directorial effort “Being Mortal” in 2022—Aziz Ansari has finally arrived behind the camera with “Good Fortune,” a body-swap comedy that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and hits theaters October 17.  The film, which stars Ansari alongside Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen, attempts to marry high-concept supernatural comedy with pointed so…

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