Few things in cinema are as wonderful as Keanu Reeves playing a “dum-dum,” to use a term uttered by the angel he plays in Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut, Good Fortune .

For more than 30 years, going back to films like Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey , Reeves has offered a breezy surfer bro appeal that makes his dum-dums funny and deeply lovable. Even when playing smarter characters in Bram Stoker’s Dracula or The Matrix, Reeves permeates lines like “I know kung fu” with his authentic, child-like awe. And sure, we might laugh at him in the moment. But his characters are full of passion and goodwill, so while they are bewildered by the world around them, we are invited to share in that sense of surprise and wonder.

And Good Fortune’s

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