Buena suerte, Leo Grande

A widow 'of a certain age', Nancy (not her real name) books a hotel room and a fit young sex worker, Leo Grande (not his real name). Nancy never had an orgasm during thirty-one years of married life, so she has some catching up to do.

Emma Thompson's performance and Katy Brand's crisp script convey very believably the awkwardness and nervousness Nancy feels. Take out the sex and nudity (please don't!) and this could have been written by Terence Rattigan to be played by Deborah Carr back in the 1950s. There is a degree of theatricality to the film, although Thompson gives her all and courageously bares her all.

Daryl McCormack matches Thompson for both bravura and skill as the young escort who's not as self-confident as he pretends. More explicit even than Netflix's SEX EDUCATION, this is not a movie for porn perverts, it's a serious study of desire, disappointment and desperation. Both its stars deserve to pick up awards next winter.

Holy smokes. Amazing actors in this movie! I'm super picky! See my list.. it's all good stuff!. At first while reading the description of this I thought no thanks. But so glad I gave it a chance! Just wow! Not sleazy whatsoever! Just fantastically talented actors doing their job! This one gets an A+ I was glued to my tablet the entire time! Couldn't look away! Didn't want to miss a moment of it! That's when you know it's good!! DARYL IS JUST ABOUT THE MOST TALENTED BEAUTIFUL THING IVE SEEN! More plz!

So well acted. In the hands of clumsy performers, this script would be horrifying. But it wasn't and so it isn't. When we want sex there are always other hungers, other flavors that we desire. A widow seeks adventure, a sex worker seeks affirmation, perhaps praise that was never freely given. All in all a "feel good" movie in more ways than one.

A movie with great acting and a good story telling from female perspective. Very engaging, honest and satisfying. What a gem! Highly recommended. 9/10.

This movie is at its best when the two leads are talking and revealing their innermost selves to each other. The acting is very good, the writing generally good with sensitive direction.

There are some points that are questionable though. It feels like a play and not a cinematic experience with the action taking place in one room. Emma Thompson blurting everything out at the waitress at the end felt ridiculous. And lastly, if you reverse the sex of the roles, is it still valid or just tawdry?