Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
- All Sites: 18 Aug 2022
★★★★★ "Hilarious and heartrending, this might just be the best movie of the year so far" (Stuff.co.nz).
Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson), a retired school teacher and widow, is yearning for some adventure, some human connection, and some sex. Good sex.
Whilst her husband Robert provided a home, a family, something resembling a life, good sex was never on offer. But he’s gone now, and Nancy has a plan: she will find adventure with a sex worker named Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack). In an anonymous hotel room Nancy greets Leo. He looks every bit as good as his picture, but what Nancy wasn’t expecting was conversation as well as fornication. Leo has a view on everything, and though he may not always tell the truth, Nancy finds she likes him. And he likes her.
With growing sexual confidence, Nancy starts to relax. Over the course of their rendezvous, the power dynamics shift and their well-worn masks begin to slip.
94% Certified Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes
★★★★ "An amusing, compassionate and humane drama acted and directed with terrific panache." - The Guardian
★★★★ “Empowerment is only one piece of the puzzle, which together forms a refreshingly nuanced portrait of sex work, desire and self-perception.” - Independent (UK)
★★★★ “Ground-breaking… the chemistry between the two actors is undeniably grand.” – London Evening Standard
"Intimate in every sense, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande represents an affirming, immensely likable British comedy-drama." - The Hollywood Reporter