Rent Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

Fairly unique film with an interesting story - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande review by giantrolo

We enjoyed this film, which took us on a bit of a rollercoaster through the intimate, emotional, and at times fraught journey between two consenting adults, one of whom is paying for sex. With so many peculiar twists and turns, the story kept us on our toes until the very end. Two fantastic performances from the lead actors, Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack, with great supporting roles as well! Good film, but not one we'd ever probably have a hankering to watch again.

Brilliant and thought provoking - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande review by Champ

Emma Thompson is wonderful in just about everything, but in this she's even more wonderful than usual. Daryl McCormack is new to me, but he more than rose to the standard set by Thompson. The film is an intimate two-handed, with great dialogue and interplay between the characters. It manages to both be very funny, and very intimate, at the same time.

The final scene is slightly breathtaking, and shows Thompson's complete commitment to the story.

Yawn! - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande review by NR

It will probably become reference piece for other actors,as it's very wordy and meaningful,but as entertainment I found it patronising.

Emma Thompson turns in another good performance,but as a character you can't muster much sympathy for.

A thespian's view of what ordinary folk might get up?

Happily,ordinary folk tend to be more interesting!

Tedious in the extreme - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande review by cw

Sexually hung up middle aged R.E. teacher seeks to lose her inhibitions with a young escort. Eventually, she does. That's it. Long tedious predictable and not helped by being claustrophobically set in a hotel room for 95% of the time. I'd rather have had a good kip than waste my time watching this despite it starring Emma Thompson. (Of course her performance is excellent but it doesn't make up for the lack of a story)

Refreshing - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande review by FS

A great script and acting.  Nuanced & funny & so very spot on at portraying a very particular kind of buttoned-up middle aged woman finally deciding to summon the courage to live a little.  

Refreshing to see a film about the pleasure of sex /sensuality for a mature woman.  

Visually, it performs more like a play with almost the whole film shot in one location -it was never boring - testimony to the skill of the actors.

Themes of loneliness , human connection, the importance of intimacy, the rigid strictures of respectful behaviour suffocating/ stunting emotional growth, identity... & plenty of toe-curlingly awkward funny moments!

Down its rabbit hole - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande review by HM

Emma Thompson plays a frumpy widowed older woman who hires a male prostitute; cue guilt complex and soul searching by old lady. We go through 4 or 5 meetings as she continually tries to avoid what she wants. This became extremely irritating and I found myself winding foreward to avoid more of the same. In addition, the gigilo is invited to form a relationship with her as if he got into prostitution to look after old ladies.

A familier tale of a woman trying to remodel a man. I doubt any male of the species will enjoy this nonesense, although old women trying to shag a tall handsom young man may go for it!

Unusual and well acted - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande review by KD

A surprisingly effective treatment of a potentially tricky subject. Both leads were very well suited to the roles and performed very well indeed.