‘Goodrich’ Review: Michael Keaton In Top Form As An Absent Dad Trying To Change In Heartfelt, Funny, And Sweet Dramedy
deadline.comThese days every time I see a relatable character-driven comedy about actual human beings I think ‘wow they sure don’t make ’em like this anymore’.
It is like a shock to the system that someone managed to get one made and released. It makes me sad since this was once a popular genre major studios regularly filled theatres with.
Now at best it is left to streamers, or an occasional example that somehow sneaks on to a studio release schedule, or in the case of writer/director Hallie Meyers-Shyer’s exceptionally smart and endearing Goodrich it is being delivered to theatres by an independent (in this case Ketchup Entertainment) and sporting an endless list of “Executive Producers” (I counted 24 with that title) who put up enough money to get a deserving film on the screen against all odds.
I also find it heartening that Meyers-Shyer, the daughter of two of the genre’s most successful practitioners, Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer (Father Of The Bride, The Parent Trap etc) is continuing to prove this special talent runs in the family while staking out her own unique voice in keeping this kind of movie alive for a new generation.
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