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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeLevy’s funny-sad contemporary drama acknowledges the supportive dynamic that Marc plays in Thomas and Sophie’s lives, even as it centers the gay best friend for a change — not so different from the one he played in “Happiest Season.” All three characters feel well rounded and real, especially in their imperfections.
- 80The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonThe New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonGood Grief does that rare, beautiful thing: It trusts the audience to pay attention.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperLevy now takes his quadruple-threat skill set to feature-length film by directing, writing, producing and starring in the warm and lovely albeit formulaic weeper “Good Grief,” which is not the story of the adult Charlie Brown (rats!) but the tale of a man who turns to his best friends for solace in his time of great need.
- 63ObserverEmily ZemlerObserverEmily ZemlerIt’s sappy at times, but so was Schitt’s Creek and the gentle sweetness of the film will likely appeal to a lot of viewers.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyDaniel Levy has made a first feature that’s a glossy drama of love and loss and the restorative power of friendship. But it’s more earnest than affecting.
- 58The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezGood Grief arguably doesn’t quite get there in the end, but there is a promising sense of possibility for what the future could hold for Levy as a filmmaker next.
- 50RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoWhen this well-cast dramedy allows its characters to breathe and simply exist, it highlights Levy’s future strengths as a filmmaker, making it a promising launch for the Emmy winner into the film world, even as I hope he trusts his actors (and his audience) more in future projects.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThere is a strenuous earnestness here, which is made to coexist with entirely artificial romcom dialogue of a kind not spoken by real human beings.
- 40The Irish TimesTara BradyThe Irish TimesTara BradyIt doesn’t quite work. Actors as talented as Negga and Patel can’t enliven the “zany” auxiliary friend roles. Levy’s script, more damningly, can’t quite reconcile grief with the film’s romcom ambitions. A promising first film, nonetheless.