2024, USA, 110 min.
Work is king for Andy Goodrich (Michael Keaton), more so since his boutique LA art gallery inches toward bankruptcy. Now, the rigors of family life that he has conveniently neglected have stormed the gates. His neglected second wife (Laura Benanti) suddenly enters rehab for a 90-day stint, leaving Goodrich in charge of their 9-year-old twins. Overwhelmed, he leans on his adult daughter, Grace (Mila Kunis), an arrangement that benefits Andy but wounds Grace, who is pregnant with her first child. Andy as a reliable, present dad is something she never had. The comedy-drama comes alive whenever Kunis and Keaton are together. Their characters navigate a relationship whose growth is hindered by a lifetime of resentment and Andy’s perpetual unreliability. Goodrich poignantly portrays how a second chance can’t come at the expense of loved ones from our first go-around.
