Levy the actor does not give Levy the director/screenwriter what he needed.

This might have been a sterner film if another actor played Marc and Levy applied more scrutiny to the character, but he’s done enough here to establish himself as a filmmaker.

There are chuckles, whimsy, flirtations and tragic twists. But in the end, though entertaining and breezy, nothing cuts as deep as it should.

Good Grief asks the question: How do you continue grieving a loved one after they hurt you? Levy only provides a generic answer for whatever reason, but at least he had the good sense to cast a stellar ensemble to carry this project through.