Good Grief 2023 Movie Review

The unconditional support of his two best friends allow Mark to cope with the sudden loss of his husband. A full year of grieving ends with a shocking revelation: The Dearly Departed had been “exploring relations” with someone else. How was this possible, when the two by all accounts had this perfect marriage?

Most of the cast consists of a Bohemian clique of very artistic, intellectual 30-somethings. The story takes considerable time to endear the characters, as they all come across as self-centered, irresponsible dreamers. It is only during the “home stretch” that the phrase “getting your s*it together” is mentioned repeatedly, and various characters finally are heeding that suggestion.

This film is all about finding someone to love who loves you back. Daniel Levi is the author and star, using several of his signature situations fans may recognize from the recent, phenomenally popular Emmy-sweeping TV series. Although THIS is nowhere near the genius of “Shitts Creek”, it is a pleasant, if somewhat over-melancholic treatment of the lingering pain left by the loss of a soulmate.