Good Fortune Opens Oct. 17 Starring Keanu Reeves

Good Fortune is Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut — which he wrote and also stars in — about Arj, a struggling gig worker who, after being saved by Gabriel (Keanu Reeves), swaps lives with wealthy tech entrepreneur Jeff (Seth Rogen); Keke Palmer co-stars as Elena, a coworker pushing to unionize. The film uses a body‑swap premise to explore wealth inequality, the precarity of app‑based work, automation and immigration, with nods to It's a Wonderful Life and Trading Places. Critics widely praise Reeves’s deadpan, scene‑stealing turn and the ensemble's warm chemistry, while many reviewers say the movie delivers genuine laughs and sharp satirical moments. Several critics also find the screenplay uneven or overstuffed, arguing Ansari piles on jokes and messaging that make the story feel clunky or sermonic. Running about 98 minutes, Good Fortune opens in theaters Oct. 17 and is generally seen as an amiable, timely comedy whose performances and heart largely compensate for structural flaws.