Emma Thompson Gets Her Groove Back in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

In some other—and no doubt lesser—movie, watching Emma Thompson saying things like “blowjob” and “doggy style” while playing a prim, retired religious education teacher might simply be a gassy joke. But in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (Hulu, June 17) the gag is more softly stated. It is, yes, a little amusing to hear this dowdy lady, Nancy, say such things. But she kind of knows that—while the man she’s saying them to, the titular sex worker played by Daryl McCormack, steadfastly refuses to let her make a mockery of herself. Such is the gentility of director Sophie Hyde… Read Full Article