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To Leslie

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• Drama

• 2022
• Michael Morris (3)
• 119 mins
• 15

Summary

Drama starring Andrea Riseborough, Allison Janney and Marc Maron. A few years after winning big in a local lottery, Texan single mother Leslie is on the skids: broke, homeless and an alcoholic. Rebuffed by her family due to her inability to stay sober, Leslie runs into a sympathetic motel manager, who offers her work, friendship and a chance to turn her life around.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Trevor Johnston

British actress Andrea Riseborough stars in this big-hearted American chamber drama, playing an alcoholic mother careening towards oblivion seven years after a sizeable lottery win. Having blown the cash and trashed her relationships with family and friends, Leslie now finds herself on the streets, until her long-suffering 20-something son (Owen Teague) takes pity on her. The next drink still takes priority, but a chance encounter with a kindly motel manager (Marc Maron) offers Leslie a glint of hope. Dressed-down to resemble a ravaged scarecrow, and providing a mesmerising portrait of a damaged soul, Riseborough delivers an awards-calibre performance. Maron is almost as good in a tricky supporting role. While the story becomes rather conventional, the bracing first half of the film is fantastic, and has us desperately willing Leslie to turn her life around.

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7.1/10

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Cast

rolenameLeslieAndrea RiseboroughSweeneyMarc MaronNancyAllison JanneyJamesOwen TeagueRoyalAndre RoyoDutchStephen RootPeteJames Landry HébertHandsome outlawMatt LauriaBert the bartenderMac BrandtRaymond (Leslie's father)Tom Virtue

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rolenameDirectorMichael Morris (3)

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Released on

2022-11-04

Languages

English

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