Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.
Good Fortune is a lightweight contemporary fantasy-comedy that uses the guardian angel conceit to explore class divide and personal growth. The premise of an inept celestial being causing life-changing mishaps has charm and thematic clarity, earning a solid but unremarkable plot score. Acting appears competent and warm without being exceptional. Cinematography for this kind of breezy comedic fantasy tends toward the functional rather than visually distinctive. Novelty gets a modest bump for its specific angle on economic inequality filtered through divine comedy, but the guardian angel trope is well-worn enough to keep it from standing out dramatically. The ending, resolving the dual character arcs with lessons learned, is satisfying if predictable.