chattenoire-1 Review of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

Good movie that quickly fell off the rails

[5/10 · 20 July 2022]

Darryl McCormack was a delight to watch...but the delight ends there. Although I imagine it was quite unrealistic for a sex worker to be so patient and compassionate with a client, I loved seeing Leo's suave skill at his job. Unfortunately for me, the film became preachy in its sex positivity message and also quite unrealistic. Nancy admits she rejected older potential lovers in favour of Leo's youth, beauty and sexual prowess. As other reviewers have pointed out, if the sexes were reversed, the same message would be distasteful and unacceptable. An interesting side note is the drama that ensued when Nancy breached Leo's boundaries by cyber-stalking him and later offering to intercede with his mother!!! The last scene with the former student/waitress was just embarrassing to watch.