To Leslie (2022)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 119 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Michael Morris
Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Marc Maron and Allison Janney
IMDb score:
7,1 (19.392)
Releasedate: 7 October 2022
To Leslie plot
Single mom Leslie has the winning lottery ticket. However, the money goes out as quickly as it comes in and her relationship with her son soured. Years later, Leslie's charm has worn off and she has nowhere to go. In search of redemption, she fights her way to rebuild a life. She can count on lonely motel manager Sweeney for help.
Actors and actresses
Leslie
Sweeney
Royal
James
Dutch
Pete
Handsome Outlaw
Darren
Nancy
13-Year-Old James
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Andrea Riseborough excels in this bleak character study of a woman with an uncontrollable alcohol addiction. The film gets better and better and starts to get under your skin about half way through. It earns Riseborough a now controversial Oscar nomination for best female lead. Looking at the competition (Cate Blanchett, Anna de Armas, Michelle Williams and Michelle Yeoh) she can win from me, also because this is the best film of the nominees for best female lead.
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N00dles
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- 633 messages
- 2308 votes
Good performance by Andrea Riseborough, who convincingly portrays an alcoholic woman whose life is derailed after winning a lottery.
Beautifully told, without too much fuss. Here and there some clichéd things (confrontations with fellow villagers (up to an assault), the white knight savior who still sees something good/beautiful in her) but nevertheless a strong portrait of a woman whose decisions for caused a lot of personal problems.
Still, I didn't find everything equally strong. Going cold turkey, for example, is a bit too easy for her. The moment that she seems to realize that her mentality really needs to change was also a bit too sudden for me, especially given her years of alcohol abuse. In the end it does come to a nice redemption arc, with an emotional but a bit too fairytale-like happy ending.
Oscar nomination well deserved, despite some controversy it seems.
4*
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