Goodrich (2024) Review

Andy Goodrich is about to have an awakening in his life when his wife suddenly goes into rehab and he must focus on his young children. Trying to get support from Grace his daughter from his first marriage.

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Andy has always been career focused and he is an art dealer in LA, who hardly sees his family. Now onto his second family, his younger wife Naomi suddenly calls him one night to tell him that she has checked into a 90 day rehab programme. She asks that he does not contact her, but naturally he doesn’t listen and drives to the facility and is turned away.

This process makes him have to actually step up and become a proper dad to his nine year old twins Billie and Mose. He is out of his depth, being late for school drop off and pick up times. Not wanting to tell them the truth about where there mother is, which leads to them finding out anyway from other children at school.

Along with this he is attempting to work through the tense relationship with Grace who is now 36 years old and expecting her first child, he does not realise that he had a lack of presence throughout her life as well. He is still very self centred and misses some important dates with her.

The film ended up having some rather unexpected emotional moments and brilliant growth from Andy, demonstrating that it is never too late to change your ways and truly think about others. As the story unfolded, viewers were taken on an exhilarating journey through Andy’s struggles and triumphs, which were poignant reminders that personal transformation is a gradual but powerful process. Each emotional twist provided depth to his character, making his eventual realisations resonate strongly with the audience. Ultimately, the film serves as an inspiring testament to the idea that, regardless of past choices, the potential for change and compassion within us can lead to profound outcomes.

I hadn’t even heard of this film before it came up on Amazon and naturally with Michael Keaton and Milas Kunis I thought I would give it a watch. I am a big fan of how much Birdman revived Keaton’s career and feel as though the different character choices he has made since then has been brilliant to follow.