In a modern-day world where angels exist, each one is assigned different tasks to keep humans safe. For one named Gabriel, his job is to prevent people from getting into accidents while texting and driving.

The story then switches to this young Indian man called Arj, who is waiting in line for buns—except that they’re sold out. Later he is at a gym, where another guy tells him that he just met a woman that he thought smelled like blueberries. He tells Arj to tell a lady that she smells like a new car in order for her to like him.

At some point, Arj meets this woman, Elena. The two fall in love and want to date. Arj considers taking her to get tacos.

Regardless of that, though, he has a tough life. He is unable to get a job and lives in his car because he can’t afford a home. He even gets his car ticketed and towed a few times. He is also told that he cannot sleep in a parking lot or restaurant.

Sometime later, Arj does get a job. He needs to assist this lucky, wealthy man, Jeff, in his fun and upscale home. While Arj sorts some of Jeff’s belongings, Jeff does a cold plunge, goes into his small sauna, and floats on his pool.

Jeff also recommends against the idea of taking a woman for tacos. He suggests to Arj a certain fancy restaurant with fancy food that is overpriced and suggested for sharing. But he says that it’s basically affordable.

Yet once he takes Elena there, Arj is shocked at how much he owes. He decides to pay for both him and her with Jeff’s card.

However, Jeff is disappointed that Arj used that card for his food. Although Arj says that he’ll pay Jeff back, Jeff fires him.

Poor Arj is, once again, left without a job. Gabriel the angel comes to him and shows him what his life will soon look like. He will get a job as a packager but will need to urinate in a bottle because he’ll have no time for bathroom breaks. He’ll also be living with Elena’s mom and her boyfriend.

Arj is not willing to accept that. He wants a life where he can live comfortably and have fun.

Gabriel ends up switching Arj’s life with Jeff. Jeff now lives what Arj previously did. Arj now resides in Jeff’s home and can have a good time. He is happy for a while.

But Gabriel tries to get him to understand how this is harmful to Jeff. Yet Arj is unable to empathize with him.

Gabriel convinces him to get his old life back. But Arj decides to have just a few more days in Jeff’s life.

Not long after, though, Jeff expresses how miserable he is. Gabriel also gets in trouble with his angel boss, Martha. His wings have been small because he hasn’t been doing what he was supposed to do.

Martha feels that Gabriel doesn’t deserve to be an angel. So, she removes his wings and he turns into a human, experiencing perspiration and hunger.

Stakes rise between Arj and Jeff as well as Jeff and Gabriel. But Arj eventually texts and drives, causing him to get into an accident and fall into a coma.

Meanwhile, Jeff is trying to find a job. But he can’t get anything for 3 weeks, despite how much he tried.

Arj wakes up from his coma, but has some brain damage, thus memory loss. Still living Jeff’s life, he celebrates “his” 40^th birthday, which was supposed to be for Jeff.

But Arj doesn’t remember Jeff. Jeff’s party guests don’t even know who he is.

And Gabriel can’t turn back into an angel unless Arj desperately wants to go back to his old life. What will happen next?

Even though the beginning did bore me a bit, the film became engaging afterwards. Yes, there were some moments with little to no tension. But the second got a lot better with the increased levels of tension.

Aside from having an Indian main character, which is good when it comes to inclusion, I also admire the idea of angels in modern times. And of different races, including Asian.

Fun fact: Martha was played by Sandra Oh, who also did the voice of Ming Lee in Disney Pixar’s Turning Red. But her voice sounds a little different in this film.

Arj, Jeff, and Gabriel were also likable and well-developed characters. So were Elena, Martha, and even Arj’s dad, despite being a minor character.

This movie had a lot of funny moments that made me laugh. In addition, it taught a lot of important morals, such as the practice of empathy. But I do think it should have emphasized how it’s NEVER okay to text and drive. People have actually died from that, which should be common knowledge to anyone who drives.

Anyway, even though the pacing was usually quick, some parts did lag, particularly the ones with less conflict. Regardless of that, though, it was fun to see Arj living Jeff’s life and Jeff having fun taking cold plunges and going into his sauna along with his pool.

Overall, I enjoyed Good Fortune. Note that this movie is rated R for language and smoking. But I think it’s mild enough that anyone 15 and over can watch this.

I give this film 4 out of 5 stars.