While the cover of this DVD may suggest otherwise, this movie is not pornographic! So if you're looking for pornography, please look elsewhere. I'm really disappointed that they chose such a cover for this DVD because it doesn't reflect the content of the movie at all. Don't be mislead and please don't judge a DVD by its cover!

The story is about a struggling French writer/lecturer, Pierre (Auteuil), who abruptly leaves his family one day and travels to London because he feels that he has lived a boring life; "a life without any risks". Pierre, who is clearly suffering through a mid-life crisis, hopes to find some inspiration for his novel in a bustling new city. Whilst in London, he accidentally befriends Tom (Townsend), the charming owner of a cafe who also happens to be a part-time male escort. From this chance encounter with Tom, Pierre eventually scores a menial job working for Tom at his cafe. It is also from Tom that Pierre accidentally stumbles upon male escorting as a means to make his ends meet. But instead of spending time on his novel, Pierre eventually becomes fully entrenched in his risky new lifestyle, thereby leaving no time for his writing. As a result, the relationship between Pierre and Tom gradually becomes strained as the lines between employer, colleague and friendship are blurred. Not only does Pierre lose his only friend, Tom, he also loses his family and ultimately, himself.

Contrary to what you may have heard, there is not a lot of French dialogue in this movie. There are about 3 short scenes, with French in them: the scene where Pierre speaks with his wife on the phone, the scene where he speaks with his son on the streets of London and the scene where he speaks with his wife on a bus. Plus, these are all subtitled on this UK edition DVD anyway.

This is an excellent movie and I hope you enjoy it.

Pick Up The Escort.
Review date: 2003-07-07 Rating: 10 out of 10

I first saw part of this movie on television. I bought the DVD to see the rest of the movie and it's great! I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes a film with a serious, yet quirky plot that at the same time is somewhat amusing.

While the cover of this DVD may suggest otherwise, this movie is not pornographic! So if you're looking for pornography, please look elsewhere. I'm really disappointed that they chose such a cover for this DVD because it doesn't reflect the content of the movie at all. Don't be mislead and please don't judge a DVD by its cover!

The story is about a struggling French writer/lecturer, Pierre (Auteuil), who abruptly leaves his family one day and travels to London because he feels that he has lived a boring life; "a life without any risks". Pierre, who is clearly suffering through a mid-life crisis, hopes to find some inspiration for his novel in a bustling new city. Whilst in London, he accidentally befriends Tom (Townsend), the charming owner of a cafe who also happens to be a part-time male escort. From this chance encounter with Tom, Pierre eventually scores a menial job working for Tom at his cafe. It is also from Tom that Pierre accidentally stumbles upon male escorting as a means to make his ends meet. But instead of spending time on his novel, Pierre eventually becomes fully entrenched in his risky new lifestyle, thereby leaving no time for his writing. As a result, the relationship between Pierre and Tom gradually becomes strained as the lines between employer, colleague and friendship are blurred. Not only does Pierre lose his only friend, Tom, he also loses his family and ultimately, himself.

Contrary to what you may have heard, there is not a lot of French dialogue in this movie. There are about 3 short scenes, with French in them: the scene where Pierre speaks with his wife on the phone, the scene where he speaks with his son on the streets of London and the scene where he speaks with his wife on a bus. Plus, these are all subtitled on this UK edition DVD anyway.

This is an excellent movie and I hope you enjoy it.

Not A Porno!
Review date: 2003-07-03 Rating: 8 out of 10

I first saw part of this movie on television. I bought the DVD to see the rest of the movie and it's great! I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes a film with a serious, yet quirky plot that at the same time is somewhat amusing.

While the cover of this DVD may suggest otherwise, this movie is not pornographic! So if you're looking for pornography, please look elsewhere. I'm really disappointed that they chose such a cover for this DVD because it doesn't reflect the content of the movie at all. Don't be mislead and please don't judge a DVD by its cover!

The story is about a struggling French writer/lecturer, Pierre (Auteuil), who abruptly leaves his family one day and travels to London because he feels that he has lived a boring life; "a life without any risks". Pierre, who is clearly suffering through a mid-life crisis, hopes to find some inspiration for his novel in a bustling new city. Whilst in London, he accidentally befriends Tom (Townsend), the charming owner of a cafe who also happens to be a part-time male escort. From this chance encounter with Tom, Pierre eventually scores a menial job working for Tom at his cafe. It is also from Tom that Pierre accidentally stumbles upon male escorting as a means to make his ends meet. But instead of spending time on his novel, Pierre eventually becomes fully entrenched in his risky new lifestyle, thereby leaving no time for his writing. As a result, the relationship between Pierre and Tom gradually becomes strained as the lines between employer, colleague and friendship are blurred. Not only does Pierre lose his only friend, Tom, he also loses his family and ultimately, himself.

Contrary to what you may have heard, there is not a lot of French dialogue in this movie. There are about 3 short scenes, with French in them: the scene where Pierre speaks with his wife on the phone, the scene where he speaks with his son on the streets of London and the scene where he speaks with his wife on a bus. Plus, these are all subtitled on this UK edition DVD anyway.

This is an excellent movie and I hope you enjoy it.

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