[Blu-Ray Review] Good Fortune; Now Available From Lionsgate

Good Fortune [Blu-Ray]

Director: Aziz Ansari

Cast: Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves

Release Date: December 9, 2025

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Film Rating: 8.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

Synopsis:

In Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, GOOD FORTUNE, a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) observes a struggling gig worker, Arj (Aziz Ansari), who is barely making ends meet in Los Angeles, and intervenes to show him that money can’t solve all his problems. Gabriel swaps Arj’s life with a wealthy venture capitalist, Jeff (Seth Rogen), but the plan backfires when Arj is convinced his newfound wealth has, in fact, solved all his problems. As Arj refuses to switch back, Jeff is left without his fortune, Gabriel loses his wings, and all three are forced to confront what it truly means to be human.

‘Good Fortune’ follows struggling gig worker Arj who struggles every day to get by living in Los Angeles, working any random delivery service job and other mediocre opportunity available to survive while living in his car. But when a low-level angel by the name of Gabriel believes Arj to be a lost soul, he tries to intervene even when he shouldn’t. Convinced that Arj will appreciate his life more if he sees what the other end is like, Gabriel switches Arj’s life with a wealthy venture capitalist named Jeff to help him appreciate what he has. But when Arj finds happiness and a sense of peace in his taste of the rich life, things become problematic for all three once Arj decides he has no desire to go back.

Written and directed by Aziz Ansari who does a fantastic job at the helm of ‘Good Fortune’ guiding along his directorial debut with heart, humor and care. The film’s cast includes Seth Rogen (TV’s The Studio), Aziz Ansari (TV’s Master of None), Keke Palmer (One of Them Days), Sandra Oh (TV’s Killing Eve) and Keanu Reeves (John Wick), with each offering capable and rewarding performances in their respective roles which help the film to work so smoothly, and Reeves often steals many of the scenes he occupies with his hilariously awkward portrayal of the angel Gabriel.

‘Good Fortune’ is a smart, fun and funny look at life from different perspectives that’s loaded with humor, heart and plenty of amusing twists and turns along the way. It has just about everything a great comedy should from characters that you enjoy watching and care about, with character growth, an exploration of different types of lives and the drastic differences and similarities between them, plus of course what is arguably the most important factor of all; plenty of laugh out loud moments sprinkled throughout. It will warm your heart while keeping you smiling and laughing all the while and it all comes together into one of the better comedies in recent memory.

Aziz Ansari delivers an impressive directorial debut with ‘Good  Fortune’ after the issues that plagued his intended first film and ‘Good Fortune’ is an absolute joy to experience thanks to a moving, heartfelt and truly funny tale and a terrific cast of talented stars to back it up including Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer and of course Ansari himself who each contribute nicely and help to make the film work as splendidly as it does, not to mention retaining the heart and beauty among the laughs without causing it all to be a bit too sappy or over the top. If you’re looking for a solid comedy that will leave you feeling good and also have you wanting to revisit it in the foreseeable future, then ‘Good Fortune’ should be just the ticket.

Overall, ‘Good Fortune’ is a fantastic directorial debut from Aziz Ansari that’s filled with humor, heart and a lot of fun, as well as a nicely crafted story that has a lot to offer beyond the laughs and doesn’t just rely on cheap, crass humor like many R-rated comedy films these days (not that that’s always a negative necessarily). It provides a rewarding and heartfelt ride that’s as beautiful and relatable at times as it is funny; with an utterly hilarious performance by Reeves that alone makes it well worth a watch. ‘Good Fortune’ is highly recommended for anyone that’s either already looking forward to it or mildly intrigued. It should have no trouble proving worthy of your time and the price of a rental to give a whirl at the very least for fans of Ansari, the key cast and anyone at all interested.

VIDEO:

The Blu-ray release of ‘Good Fortune’ features a full 1080p High Definition presentation with the film’s original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio. The video presentation looks very good as a whole and it provides a clean, sharp and nicely detailed presentation from start to finish that never suffers from any notable issues to be located along the way. Detail is great on character specifics, various interior settings and the sprawling landscapes of LA showcased throughout, while colors remain clean and bold and black levels are satisfyingly deep and rich. Overall, this is a solid high definition presentation that holds up capably at all times and should please fans as well as newcomers.

AUDIO:

The Blu-ray release features a Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 channel compatible) soundtrack. Please note that this review pertains solely to the Dolby TrueHD 7.1 audio presentation. This multichannel soundtrack offers a crisp, clean and at times quite immersive audio presentation throughout. It frequently takes advantage of all seven available channels in order to send some music, nature and vehicle related effects, plus various other tidbits throughout the various speakers whenever appropriate, while never allowing any dialogue or other simultaneously occurring audio elements to become distorted or negatively affected along the way. Overall, this is a nice and fully capable Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 compatible) soundtrack that does its job well and shouldn’t disappoint.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

The Blu-ray release of ‘Good Fortune’ features some enjoyable extras including an ‘Audio Commentary with Writer/Producer/Director Aziz Ansari and Producer Alan Yang’, along with a collection of Behind the Scenes Featurettes including ‘Life Swap: Making Good Fortune’ (running approximately 14 minutes in length), ‘The Los Angeles of Good Fortune’ (running approximately 12 minutes) and ‘The Clothes Make the Man… and the Angel’ (approximately 6 minutes). The film’s ‘Theatrical Trailer’ (approximately 2 minutes) is also included.

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Film Rating: 8.5/10
Disc Rating: 8/10

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‘Good Fortune’ is Now Available to Own on Blu-ray, DVD, Amazon Exclusive 4K UHD Combo & Digital from Lionsgate

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You can purchase ‘Good Fortune’ on Blu-ray at Amazon HERE!

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