Inspired by true events. A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.... (Full plot summary below)
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Inspired by true events. A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.
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| ColliderEmily BernardRiseborough’s impeccable performance cannot be overstated. Her passion shines consistently whether Leslie has hit her lowest low or is riding her highest high. All of this contributes to the film’s poetic ending, which is sure to leave you teary-eyed and reinvigorated with a new lease on life. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperEvery character in To Leslie feels “lived-in.” Every scene rings true, sometimes in surprising ways. |
| The PlaylistJason BaileyRyan Binaco’s screenplay is full of tiny, keenly observed touches, but its greatest virtue is its attitude towards her addictions, the way it occupies her space with her, looking on passively but not judgmentally. It’s a movie that understands the desperation of alcoholism. |
| SlashfilmEthan Anderton"To Leslie" doesn't reinvent the wheel when it comes to alcoholic drama, but director Michael Morris ... knows how to dig into these characters without relying on overt sentimentality. Alongside the performances, this is largely what makes "To Leslie" work so well in the face of being conventional. |
| The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenA stirring character study ... To Leslie recalls the grit of 1970s American indie cinema at its most indelible. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanIt’s a downbeat diary that hooks us by taking the form of an addict’s picaresque. For two hours, we don’t know where Leslie is going to land next any more than she does, and that lends the film a searing, unvarnished quality. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMorris' direction offers other filmmakers a template for how to make a small movie that feels big, just by making definitive choices and sticking to them. |
| ABC NewsPeter TraversThis week’s shocking, out-of-nowhere Oscar nomination for British actress Andrea Riseborough as an alcoholic single mother from West Texas who squanders her $190,000 lottery win on booze turns an indie movie no one ever heard of into an absolute must-see. Prepare to be wowed! |
| Paste MagazineAurora AmidonLeslie’s journey is at once unflinchingly intimate, aching and melancholy—qualities accentuated by Larkin Seiple’s sublime cinematography, which resembles a somber travelogue. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawThe ending of this film does not entirely measure up to the standard of tough realism set in the rest of the drama, but what a great performance from Riseborough. |
