Cha Cha Real Smooth & Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – Movie Reviews

June 22, 2022June 30, 2022 Andy Mikesic 1 Comment Cha Cha Real Smooth, Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Daryl McCormack, Emma Thompson, Evan Assante, Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Sophie Hyde

Cha Cha Real Smooth, an Apple Original Film is written, directed by and stars Cooper Raiff, with Dakota Johnson, Evan Assante, Vanessa Burghardt, Leslie Mann, Brag Garrett, and Raúl Castillo. The story of the film revolves around a 22 year old, who is trying to figure out his life, and meets a 30 something mother with an autistic daughter and forms a friendship from there.

First off, I really enjoyed watching Cha Cha Real Smooth. I’m guessing I like this movie a little more because of my age and I recently felt like this. It really just struck a cord for me. Cooper Raiff’s writing and direction were very in sync with what he wanted to say with his movie. The script works so well to portray the various relationships that Raiff’s character has and how the affect how he sees himself and his place in the world with how young he is.

Everyone in this movie did a great job, but Dakota Johnson is the standout by far, and gives a class A performance. All in all, Cha Cha Real Smooth was something I connected with, had sold writing, direction by Cooper Raiff, and great acting by the entire cast. Watch the movie on Apple TV+ here.

‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Rating – 4/5

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, a Hulu Original film, is directed by Sophie Hyde, written by Katy Brand, starring Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack. The story revolves around a 55 year old widow (Nancy Stokes), who takes a risk in hiring a sex worker looking for some adventure.

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande takes place almost entirely in one hotel room with just Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack’s characters. I found this to be a very creative and effective character study of two people each with different lives figuring out what they do and do not share in common with each other. Fine performances from the two leads make Brand’s script come to life and it feels like you really are watching just two people in this awkward situation talk about their lives with one another.

I think this movie achieves what it sets out to do and can’t do much to be better than what the idea limits itself to. All in all, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is simply a good movie.