Movie review
October 7, 2022 · 119 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
A West Texas single mother wins the lottery, squanders the money on alcohol and drugs, and years later tries to rebuild her life and reconnect with her son amid addiction and broken relationships. The film is a gritty, personal character study focused on redemption, personal failure, and family reconciliation. No audience-visible woke elements, identity themes, or social-justice messaging appear.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for To Leslie.
Woke representation / casting
Natural casting for a realistic small-town West Texas story world with no forced diversity, identity signaling, or mismatches.
Woke political dialogue
No political or activist dialogue.
Identity-driven story themes
Pure personal addiction and redemption arc with no identity politics.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist critique of systems, patriarchy, or Western institutions; focus remains strictly individual choices and relationships.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No backlash claiming the title is too woke or pushes identity politics.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work is cited.
