It is clear in the first minutes of the film that โGood Luck to You, Leo Grandeโ is a play bringing to my mind immediately the movies โThe Boys in the Bandโ, 1970, directed by William Friedkin and โCome Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Deanโ, 1982, directed by Robert Altman. Those two movies were plays first that were later put on the big screen. I am surprised that GLtY, LG comes to us as a movie first. Maybe someone will follow with the play? I think the filmโs pacing is balanced and rhythm consistent. Writing and performances are outstanding. The characters inner conflicts and resolutions are clear and well presented. The film is moving in my opinion.
Jack Nicholson recently said in an interview: "The movie business is the greatest business but I only want to do films that move people, films about emotions and people. I had the most chilling thought that maybe people in their twenties and thirties don't actually want to be moved any more. They may want just to see more bombs, more explosions, because that is what they have grown up with. And I'll never do that type of movie." GLtY, LG is counter to that thought and I hope it forestalls the thought momentarily.