It is easy to really feel cynical in regards to the newest tearjerker from Netflix, admittedly, however we will exit on a limb, channel our internal Norman Rockwell meme, and suggest that the most recent Dan Levy manufacturing is one thing value getting enthusiastic about. “Good Grief” may bear all of the hallmarks of numerous grief-stricken melodramas in years previous (together with an impromptu getaway to essentially the most romantic and melancholy of all European cities, Paris!), however it’s additionally true that advertising for these kinds of movies might be notoriously tough. Regardless of the case, Levy has lined up a fully stacked solid of proficient character actors to deliver this story to life — one which, as Levy himself defined to Leisure Weekly in a current interview, comes from a deeply private place with ties to loss he skilled in the course of the pandemic. As he put it:
“I misplaced my grandmother towards the tail finish of the pandemic, and I used to be in a really unusual headspace when it comes to feeling the load and the profound sense of tragedy of what the COVID pandemic had carried out for all of us, whereas on the identical time making an attempt to honor the passing of somebody who meant a lot to me. It was arduous for me to really feel the specificity of loss when all I used to be feeling was grief for therefore lengthy. It was that dialog that actually expedited the idea of the film.”
Levy’s additionally fast to dispute the notion that this can be a rom-com, as an alternative describing “Good Grief” as “a drama or a dramedy.” That tone is definitely evident within the footage, however viewers will be capable to determine for themselves quickly sufficient.
“Good Grief” comes to pick theaters on December 29, 2023 forward of its Netflix debut on January 5, 2024.