Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): June 17, 2022

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 52 Ratings

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MKeytsJul 15, 2022

A charming, unassuming movie with a peculiar yet moving story. The acting is super: there's a palpable, sweet chemistry remarkably achieved by both actors. I will take this pairing with me for as long as memory allow me to...
Some are quickA charming, unassuming movie with a peculiar yet moving story. The acting is super: there's a palpable, sweet chemistry remarkably achieved by both actors. I will take this pairing with me for as long as memory allow me to...
Some are quick to mention that it is a Covid production as if that alone can automatically limit the quality of a movie. It doesn't and it didn't: the restraints of that context gave the film simplicity and honesty, enough room for character development and a closeness to it's characters that is so ironically rare in the age of reality tv and social networks.
Heartwarming.… Expand

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JLuis_001Jun 17, 2022

In a way that I found pleasantly surprising; Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a film for adults that has several features that make it remarkably frank about intimacy and sexuality. It's perhaps a little sugar-coated, but it's a film thatIn a way that I found pleasantly surprising; Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a film for adults that has several features that make it remarkably frank about intimacy and sexuality. It's perhaps a little sugar-coated, but it's a film that seeks to treat its viewers with seriousness.
I've never understood why some films that deal with similar themes tend to trivialise and simplify the issue. Given that almost the entire film takes place in the same location, you need your actors to have chemistry and charm to keep you engaged in what is basically 95% dialogue, and both Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack manage to deliver strong performances that keep you invested in their interactions because of the effortless way in which they occur and unfold. Yes, it's a pretty modest film that plays in a relatively safe area, but it doesn't lack quality, nor does the exposition of its theme falters.
I actually found it much more competent and interesting than I expected.… Expand

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CheblowJul 6, 2022

nice to see a movie tells women to enjoy their pleasure and calling the rights for sex workers.

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alejandro970Aug 11, 2022

It's not getting there, it's how that matters: An entertaining and fresh reflection on sex in middle age, in a four-act comedy, with a mini-cast featuring an unusual but courageous Emma Thompson.

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IntakeCinemaJul 5, 2022

Sex positivity, the film. Extremely charming and overwhelmingly positive outside of a moment when boundaries are overstepped. Leo Grande, the character and the film, are fantasies - dragging you away from the thoughts that may haunt you inSex positivity, the film. Extremely charming and overwhelmingly positive outside of a moment when boundaries are overstepped. Leo Grande, the character and the film, are fantasies - dragging you away from the thoughts that may haunt you in everyday life. If you think about it too much, like Nancy, you might find it difficult to accept the fantasy at face value.… Expand

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flattenedspaceJun 18, 2022

Funny, refreshing and full-on sexy. Surprisingly suspenseful for a movie that mostly takes place in one room and with lots of chit chat. Seems to make it all the more intimate. Emma Thompson is so "Emma" and BRAVE. Also doesn't hurt thatFunny, refreshing and full-on sexy. Surprisingly suspenseful for a movie that mostly takes place in one room and with lots of chit chat. Seems to make it all the more intimate. Emma Thompson is so "Emma" and BRAVE. Also doesn't hurt that Daryl McCormack is meltingly handsome. Yum. Hubby and I were smitten.… Expand

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joelgreenbergJul 1, 2022

Darryl McCormack begins well - his liquid eyes are impossible to dismiss - but then monotony takes over and when the writing gets overheated as well as over-the-top-phony, he does what he can with very little - Emma Thompson, for her part,Darryl McCormack begins well - his liquid eyes are impossible to dismiss - but then monotony takes over and when the writing gets overheated as well as over-the-top-phony, he does what he can with very little - Emma Thompson, for her part, deploys a wide range of line readings and remarkable nuance with a paper thin script - yet, I had to wonder why she agreed to sign on to this misadventure - has she exhausted every option except blowjobs, I had to ask myself - and more than once. Always nice to see her, but this movie is a fine argument for the need to develop worthwhile projects for women beyond the age of 20.… Expand

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MetacriticOnurJun 20, 2022

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not good in any manner or degree.

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liamexeJul 29, 2022

If you're looking for the practical fun of romances, it's a talkative waiting game, but thanks to the main cast's wits and their clumsy attempts to reach the goal concealed behind pertinence and modesty, you'll have a good laugh in between,If you're looking for the practical fun of romances, it's a talkative waiting game, but thanks to the main cast's wits and their clumsy attempts to reach the goal concealed behind pertinence and modesty, you'll have a good laugh in between, and Emma Thompson hasn't yet made an appearance that's worth watching. One more warning to anyone from orgasmical dysfunction: this is not the recipe from the handbook that will give you that stars-and-stripes sensation, but the grumpy old man believes it is preferable than eating scallop. I endorse.… Expand

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TVJerryJun 18, 2022

Emma Thompson plays a widow whose marriage lacked erotic fulfillment, so she hires a sex worker (Daryl McCormack). With minor exceptions, they're the only characters in what becomes a dialogue about human connection. Thompson lovingly createsEmma Thompson plays a widow whose marriage lacked erotic fulfillment, so she hires a sex worker (Daryl McCormack). With minor exceptions, they're the only characters in what becomes a dialogue about human connection. Thompson lovingly creates a nervous, tenuous character that's not only venerable but amusing. McCormack's performance adds the right amount of genuine warmth with sexual charm and physical appeal. Of course, all of the press is about Thompson's nude scene, which is entirely appropriate. Here final close-up sums it all up beautifully. This is a genuinely appealing intimate two-hander about a short-term relationship that results in long-term changes for them both.… Expand