"Good Fortune" is a message movie, but maybe it wasn't meant to be taken that seriously. After all, this is the film Aziz Ansari worked on after the tumult with Searchlight dropping "Being Mortal," so it wouldn't surprise anyone if he hadn't wanted to make anything that weighty. Yet with American cities in turmoil and the divide between the haves and have-nots getting ever wider, the message is likely even more prescient now than it was when cameras initially rolled on "Good Fortune." Still, the movie remains fun, if not carefree.
"Good Fortune" starts with Gabriel (Keanu Reeves), a low-level angel, helping people with texting and driving. He simply touches their shoulders when they're reading their text messages, and they look up right before they have a crash. Crisis averted. But Gabrie