The Escort

I love this movie, and This Thing with Sarah too! I love the humor mixed with reality which constantly takes the viewer in a different direction. I've watched this movie a bunch of times, and it just makes me smile because I always forget some of the lines and laugh when I hear them again, just like I did the first time! Both movies have a self deprecating sense of humor which allows you to laugh because you identify both with the person being the dweeb and the person who thinks they're a dweeb, but likes them anyway. One line (in The Escort) makes reference to the movie Pretty Woman, and I have to say if its possible to follow the timelessness of that movie, then both The Escort and This Thing with Sarah do as well. Every relationship should be full of "ah ha" moments when you learn something about somebody that you didn't expect, and suddenly they become increasingly more dimensional because of it.......Hear the writers are doing an MTV series of The Escort, but selfishly, I would like to see more movies just like these......

Not sure why I ended up watching this movie but it was a surprisingly good and at times sweet romantic comedy…if you can get past the fact that the female lead is a high-end prostitute and the male lead is sex addicted and uses a smart phone app to have sex with random women at the drop of a hat.The main male lead, Mitch (played by Michael Doneger) is very early on in the film fired from his job and, among other things owing rent to his landlord and to be able to continue to buy high-priced foods like coconut water, has to find a new gig. His profession, print journalism, has a tight market and he does find a magazine that will give him a chance if he wows them with a new story but otherwise has no real prospects.Mitch knows of a story idea, one that he came across meeting a woman thanks to the sex app, a story on a prostitute he meets at a hotel bar by the name of Natalie (played by Lyndsy Fonseca). They have that instant hate-each-other-but-secretly-like-each other vibe I have seen in other romantic comedies but I liked here. Learning in their brief conversation she is Stanford-educated, he tries to talk her into letting him doing a story on him.Natalie at first doesn’t like the idea at all, but soon comes around when she realizes she doesn’t want to work for anyone (and lose a hefty portion of her income) but also doesn’t like not having protection when she is on her “dates,” so decides to let Mitch follow he around, not telling him he is protection (though he soon figures this out).Lots of good elements that make the movie work, from the fact that both the main characters are more or less equal in terms of not being “normal” in terms of sexually related areas of endeavor (Mitch’s friends and family for instance want him to get a handle on his sex addiction, Natalie hides her job from her family, and both bond over which clinics they regularly go to be tested). I liked that there was parity there, not a Pretty Woman situation (the movie was referenced and I liked that).When the story expands to include Mitch’s family, including his rather amusing foul-mouthed younger daughter who is on the high school football team (Emily, played by Rachel Resheff) and his dad played by Bruce Campbell (always a delight to see), I liked the movie even more. I liked Mitch’s friend JP (played by Tommy Dewey) and Mitch and JP had some genuinely funny interactions that advanced the storyline as well.I liked the chemistry between Natalie and Mitch and it was often quite witty. Mitch could have been a very, very creepy character if he was cast in a certain way but came off as pretty normal and likable, a bit sarcastic and self-deprecating, but kind and not arrogant. Natalie was well cast as well, the actress witty, undeniably pretty, and giving off a wonderful Amanda Peet vibe (especially how she was in _The Whole Nine Yards_).Downsides, the idea that Mitch can have a successful life in Los Angeles without having a car, one scene where Natalie successfully follows Mitch without being seen (really stretched credulity), and thought I liked Bruce Campbell and he was in several scenes wasn’t written in such a way to fully utilize his groovy potential. While JP was story wise a useful friend to Mitch, Natalie didn’t have a comparably useful friend. One scene where we meet Natalie’s roommates weird, spaced-out boyfriend…wasn’t sure what that scene was supposed to do.Except for Mitch looking at video in a men’s room, there is no nudity in the movie. There is a good bit of implied sex in the film, either with Natalie and her clients or Mitch and his hookups, but nothing especially graphic. Definitely not a Christian film but it wasn’t ugly or awful or anything like that. I generally liked the ending, I thought maybe it got a bit too romantic and hadn’t quite earned that ending, but it fit as it dovetailed with other things in the film.

I've seen a few people comparing this movie to Pretty Woman, and I can't seem to figure out how far someone has to have their heads up their butts to make that comparison. Pretty Woman was an OK movie for its time, but The Escort will likely have way more longevity... Pretty Woman isn't half the movie this is. The Escort is funny, thought provoking, and has way more to say than a lot of the formulaic story telling typical of rom-coms like Pretty Woman. The only thing Pretty Woman has in common with The Escort is the theme of prostitution. Anyone making that comparison likely has a very narrow spectrum on life, and probably hired a striper for their bachelor party to jump out of a cake while they laughed at the perceived 'animal' they hired to preform tricks. Good movie, 5 stars, you should watch it

Prime has sensor's so I want my review to post.. This movie is really good. Though it was filmed on location in DTLA .. the vice squad are laughing their bums offs. First of I have never heard of these two actors before ..the story was good and the cast seemed to click. Honestly hanging out in "high-end" hotels will get you pinched.. Maybe it was cool in the 1970's-1990's at their bars ? Most of the ladies in that high -end sector may sometimes be grad students and while it seems like 1k is cool funds. ? There is always a "risk" in that profession ...check out "Street Walkin" with Melissa Leo and Dale M. ..hustling for a living ain't a "lifestyle" that many want to brag or boast about. P.Escobar or Heidi Fleiss ....all went to jail at one time or another.. Movies about "vice" send a message about cash and flashy lifestyle..but in the end.. You will pay a price...and I recommend an education over going down this path..

Film. Pas én français ni de sous titrage en vf

non malheureusement je n'ai pas vu qu'il été uniquement en anglais pas de version française tant pis?

An unconventional little rom-com about a sex-addicted journalist who convinces an intelligent and educated escort girl to allow him to shadow her in order to write a story on her; it isn`t a lascivious, exploitative movie, nor is it another "Pretty Woman" gloss-over, but a sympathetic and rather sweet story about two essentially lonely characters.I had seen this film before buying the DVD so I knew what to expect.The UK DVD release is a bare-bones effort with no extras and not even any English subtitles – rather a shame – I would have liked to know more about it`s development and the actors who make it such a nice wee movie.

A distinctly 'proper' and entertaining movie with a not unreasonable premise. It would have been improved by clearer diction and sub-titles (there are none on my disk). Admittedly I am older, my hearing is not perfect and modern idiom can be a little difficult to interpret. Unfortunately I frequently had to rewind and listen again to what the principle characters were saying. With this sort of subject matter the interaction between them is vital to the sense and enjoyment of the film. The plot would have been improved without the mandatory falling out before kiss and make up at the end.

Ok this won't be winning any awards but it's a pleasant adult themed movie which the film critics will probably hate as it's not based on some tragic true story nor is it deep and meaningful. It's a switch your brain off relatively easy going bit of romantic fun with a light hearted side and a typical Hollywood ending. I liked Lyndsy Fonseca in Nikita and she didn't disappoint in this.