I saw this movie last night, despite the stupid title, because the main character is an escort, and the movie was reputed to have an unusual twist. The movie is narrated by X, a 30 year old (advertised age 25, of course) escort, who is supported by a coterie of twelve clients (the Catholic religious references are rife throughout the film). When one client dies, he acquires a new one, a cultured elderly man who wants only conversation until, he says, X truly desires to have sex with him. X claims not to have had sex with anyone except for money since age 12, and is severely emotionally repressed. Naturally, he is deeply in love with his beautiful roommate but will not admit it, despite the roommate's invitations to a relationship. The twist is that he eventually does have passionate sex with the elderly client--the only extended sex scene in the movie, an interesting dramatic choice--and that finally allows him to open up emotionally. Although this sounds rather heavygoing, the film is mostly comedy, and often quite amusing, so you know there will be a happy ending for everyone.
The problem for me, as a viewer, was that the plot was quite predictable yet highly improbable, with too many convolutions and flat, unnecessary characters. I also found watching the sex between escort and client unnervingly deflating--it made me feel that it was time for me to stop hiring escorts, because I wouldn't be able to get those images out of my mind.
Anyone else have reactions to this film?