Guber

This little gem of a movie took me completely by surprise. I think the genre is called a drama-dy, taking serious subject matter and injecting enough comedy that the movie doesn't drag you into a pit of despair. This hit all the right notes, at the right times. The protagonist spends just enough time establishing the "why" he is struggling, then the movie lightens with a cute montage of the interesting characters an Uber driver might meet on a nightly drive. It returns to a serious note when he picks up the female lead, includes some mystery surrounding her "why" for struggling, and sums up with a nicely emotional discussion between the two leads. The ending is satisfying and avoids the pat, usual love story angle that so many movies gravitate towards. I really enjoyed it and the storyline and characters stayed with me after we left the theater.