Good Grief (IV) (2023)
5/10
More petulant grief than good.
8 February 2024
Three self obsessed creative types experience grief when one of them's husband is suddenly killed in an accident. A revelation of the deceased husband's backstory leads them to Paris where it is revealed how unconnected, shallow and lacking in any real emotional depth the three friends really are, as well as their inability to create an interesting and meaningful scenario out of their time together. Secondary characters float in and out with no real point or impact. Fortunately, the deceased was successful and thus wealthy so Good Grief also involves tasteful interiors in oatmeal and earth tones a la Kinfolk, gorgeous Parisian cityscapes (can't really go wrong there), and nice music - despite all the banal conversations, navel gazing and pouting. The ending is a bit of a let down, as everything is tidily wrapped up like a Hallmark movie. For me, the standout performance was Celia Imrie's, who deserved a movie all of her own.
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