Don't Say Good Luck, a Netflix dramedy produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison but starring his daughter Sunny Sandler, follows theatre-obsessed teenager Sophie as she lands the lead role in her school's production of Waitress just as her mother Elizabeth's cancer relapses. The review argues the film exceeds expectations for a Sandler-produced Netflix release, treating potentially sentimental material with genuine warmth and polish rather than indulgence, though it still leans on familiar coming-of-age and terminal-illness dramedy tropes.

The cast includes Melanie Lynskey as Elizabeth, Max Greenfield as father Ted, and grandparents played by Bebe Neuwirth and Steve Buscemi, with Lynskey singled out for a nuanced performance and Greenfield praised for a low-key, supportive presence in a female-centred story. The reviewer notes the film falters when hitting predictable plot beats (friendship fallouts, a co-star romance, stage fright) but is elevated by strong supporting turns from Stephanie Beatriz and Jon Lovitz, and by the clever choice of Waitress as the school show, which thematically mirrors Elizabeth's own experience. Overall it is described as visually dynamic, well-paced and more cinematic than typical Sandler Netflix fare.