Most of us came to know and appreciate Daniel Levy’s boundless charm and considerable talents in a primarily comedic role in “Schitt’s Creek,” for which Levy won a total of four Emmys in 2020 for outstanding comedy series (he was executive producer) and best supporting actor, as well as for writing and directing the series finale. Levy now takes his quadruple-threat skill set to feature-length film by directing, writing, producing and starring in the warm and lovely albeit formulaic weeper “Good Grief,” which is not the story of the adult Charlie Brown (rats!) but the tale of a man who turns to his best friends for solace in his time of great need.
Bathed in comforting and golden tones, “Good Grief” opens on a Christmas party hosted by Levy’s Marc, an artist, and his husband Oliver (Luke Evans) in their posh townhouse in the Notting Hill section of London, where they’re surrounded by their great-looking and fast-witted friends, including Thomas (Himesh Patel), an ex of Marc’s who clearly still pines for him, and Sophie (Ruth Negga), a hipster costumer designer who loves to party, perhaps a bit too much.
