Film Review – Goodrich

In 2017, Hallie Meyers-Shyer made her directorial debut with “Home Again.” The daughter of filmmakers Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers, Meyers-Shyer elected to follow the family way, making a droopy romantic comedy. There was room to grow, to develop her own voice as a helmer, but she returns to the same vibe in “Goodrich,” which details the life of a workaholic getting a full gulp of fatherhood for the very first time at an advanced age. Meyers-Shyer (who also scripts) has star Michael Keaton, who does a magnificent job communicating a range of feelings as his character is hit from all sides by life. Those expecting something of a sequel to “Mr. Mom” are sure to be disappointed with “Goodrich,” but Shyer-Meyers doesn’t have any distinct vision for the material, once again trying to mimic movies made by her parents, unable to make the material feel real in the process. A true Jack Butler reunion would be more appealing. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com