These 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.
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur. The recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, she is among the highest-paid actresses in the world, as of 2019. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015.
