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‘Goodrich’ Review: Michael Keaton In Top Form As An Absent Dad Trying To Change In Heartfelt, Funny And Sweet Dramedy
A review of 'Goodrich' with Michael Keaton as a man juggling his failing business and family problems in a new dramedy from Hallie Meyers-Shyer
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. Here he finds himself ill-equipped to be a suddenly single dad to his two 9 year old twins, Billie (Vivien Lyra Blair) and Mose (Jacob Kopera), the product of a marriage to younger second wife Naomi (Laura Benanti) who is asking for a divorce as she informs a shocked Andy via a phone call that she has checked into a 90 day rehab clinic and he will have to take over the family duties. Key to helping the director walk this tightrope between comedy and heartfelt dramatic situations is Keaton who uses befuddlement, restraint, and understatement in yet another brilliantly nuanced performance, as far from Beetlejuice as you can possibly get, but once again showing why this star is national treasure.
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