Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

"It's never too late to try something new."

2022 1h 37m EN

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7.0

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93%

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METACRITIC

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7.2

IMDB

★7.0TMDB · 726🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●78Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 45,482

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Nancy Stokes, a retired schoolteacher, is pretty sure she has never had good sex. Now that her husband has died, she is determined to take a tour of sexual vistas that until now she has only imagined. She even has a plan; it involves an anonymous hotel room, and a sex worker who calls himself Leo Grande.

“It's never too late to try something new.”

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Cast

Emma Thompson
Nancy Stokes
Daryl McCormack
Leo Grande
Isabella Laughland
Becky Foster
Les Mabaleka
Delivery Person
Lennie Beare
Person on Bike
Carina Lopes
Waitress 1
Charlotte Ware
Waitress 2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sophie Hyde
Writers: Katy Brand
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sophie Hyde, shot by Bryan Mason. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Rennicks. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bryan Mason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack and Isabella Laughland carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's never too late to try something new.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13352968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sophie Hyde directs. Bryan Mason behind the camera. Stephen Rennicks scores. Bryan Mason cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
3Directed by Sophie Hyde, shot by Bryan Mason. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stephen Rennicks. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bryan Mason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack and Isabella Laughland carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's never too late to try something new.".
8IMDB entry: tt13352968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "hotel room", "widow", "sexual repression", "sexual desire".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bryan Mason
Original score: Stephen Rennicks
Editing: Bryan Mason
Production design: Miren Marañón
Makeup / hair: Katie Finch
Sound: Adrian Medhurst
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $7,589,829
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 93% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 78/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 45,482 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards. 9 wins & 34 nominations total

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Manuel São Bento2022-02-21
★ 8/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/good-luck-to-you-leo-grande-spoiler-free-review-sundance-2022 "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a surprisingly enlightening, lovely, amusing story about sex, pleasure, self-acceptance, and genuine human connections. Sophie Hyde is able to create a safe environment where uncomfortable, sensitive topics can be discussed as ordinary conversation. Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack share tremendous chemistry, both committing 100% to their roles, but the actress stands out, being a strong contender for awards even beyond the festival. However, for a film that tackles hard-to-talk-about themes with so little restraint, it feels a bit disappointing that nudity and sex itself are barely depicted in an equally natural, free form. Despite a redundant mid-portion, it's a must-watch movie with an absolutely perfect last shot." Rating: A-
CinemaSerf2022-06-18
★ 7/10
"Nancy" (Dame Emma Thompson) rents an hotel room and a younger man "Leo" (Daryl McCormack) so she can tick off - quite literally - some of the sexual activities that she never experienced during her rather mundane 33-year marriage to the recently deceased "Robert". He arrives, she is bowled over, and the next ninety minutes sees them explore the character traits and bodies of the other. It is entertaining. There is a nervousness from this older woman - a former teacher - who wants to experiment with some of the most basic aspects of sex but who cannot stop herself over-thinking, vacillating and using just about every diversionary tactic in the book to avoid actually getting it on with her hunky and charming partner. For his part, "Leo" comes across as a decent, sincere employee who is patience personified. Will anything come of it? The narrative is split into four meetings - their first, the nervous; their second more confident but still with plenty of nerves to overcome then the third. That is where the film starts to wobble a bit. A series of scenes that display a conflict that seems to have been artificially created to add drama. It wasn't necessary, and somehow that undermined the concluding meeting which was certainly the most visually raunchy and honest. This is a film that is here for us to enjoy. It does touch on an whole range of issues, but in an almost tangential fashion - there is no pontificating. It suggests we consider the attitudes society has about age, sex, loneliness, fulfilment, sexuality, family, judgemental behaviour, tolerance, friendship, love - you name it. It is probably too simplistic a story to offer any definitive solution to the imponderables of the "sex industry" but it does present us with food for thought. There is a chemistry between the two that at times makes you squirm, then laugh, then want to bang their heads together, whilst it addresses taboos that makes little sense when laid bare on a big screen, but which resonate profoundly - if not aways rationally - with the characterisations played before us. Strong and nuanced performances from both, with a cleverly and pithily written script that is well worth an hour and an half.
Giovanni2022-07-15
★ 8/10
Full Explanation at Spotamovie.com - Intro - Good luck to you, Leo Grande is the perfect movie to learn about your sexuality and boost your self-confidence. Learn with us how to do it. - The Story - A retired and recently widow religious teacher finds herself in the middle of an existential crisis. Now that Nancy is alone, she decides to explore life, her body and the time she thinks she lost during her marriage. To start the new chapters of life, Nancy hires Leo Grande, a sexy man selling his “company and services” to women in need of his “skills”. So, their meetings become much more of what they expected. But, why? The movie is original and well-directed by Sophie Hyde. It’s a psychological journey that will help our protagonists and us discover something powerful and real that may change our existence forever. FULL REVIEW AT https://www.spotamovie.com/good-luck-to-you-leo-grande-review-and-explanation-movie-2022/