La incapacidad de un novelista fracasado para pagar las facturas tensa las relaciones con su esposa y lo lleva a trabajar en un servicio de acompañantes donde se enreda con una mujer adinera... Leer todoLa incapacidad de un novelista fracasado para pagar las facturas tensa las relaciones con su esposa y lo lleva a trabajar en un servicio de acompañantes donde se enreda con una mujer adinerada cuyo esposo es un escritor exitoso.La incapacidad de un novelista fracasado para pagar las facturas tensa las relaciones con su esposa y lo lleva a trabajar en un servicio de acompañantes donde se enreda con una mujer adinerada cuyo esposo es un escritor exitoso.
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Byron Tiller (Andy Garcia) is a writer; he's got one book under his belt, but sales were in the tank. After his next book, which he spent 7 years working on, is rejected, he needs money...fast! Help comes from a man down the hall, named Luther Fox (Mick Jagger). He runs an escort service. Reluctantly, Byron agrees, which puts him into contact with Andrea Alcott (Olivia Williams), and her husband Tobias (James Coburn), who is a renowned author. But his newfound road to success may just cause him to lose his marriage to Dena (Juliana Margulies).
The acting is top notch. Andy Garcia plays Byron in his usual low key way, but he brings a level of depth to the character that is not usually seen in many films. Mick Jagger defies the trend of music stars churning out bomb movies because they can't act. Jagger plays Fox with a cracking wit, but he also is able to give the character some extraordinary depth. Olivia Williams is terrific as Byron's beautiful client. She loves her husband dearly, but she needs a release that he can no longer give her. Fortunately for her, Tobias understands that, and is perfectly fine with her sleeping with Byron. James Coburn is terrific as Tobias. Tobias is a dying writer who has accepted his fate with wit, if not grace. But he still has his pride. TV star Juliana Margulies has made only a few ventures into film, but she fits right in as Byron's loving and devoted wife.
Although the film has flaws, they are not with the screenplay. Simply put, this is one of the best screenplays I have ever heard. Every line has immense depth and intellect, and the wit crackles. There are a number of brilliant one-liners (the best one is not shown in the trailer, thank God). However, these are not the one-liners that appear so often in a David Spade movie. Instead, these are just very clever.
The problems I had with the film is that when the film enters dark territory, such as when it shows Byron at his most desperate, it becomes unpleasant, and it ruins the spell that the movie works so hard to cast. This is partly due to George Hickenlooper, but mainly because the actors play their parts so well.
This is a must-see for any adult film-goer who appreciates films with wit, depth and rich characters.
At the outset, I must say that I'm not the greatest fan of Andy Garcia, but I have to confess that in this film he does probably his best work, despite of other praised roles in the past. His Byron Tiller is a loser. We sense it the moment we see him in Rizzoli trying to recommend his book to an indecisive customer.
His curiosity trying to find out what his office neighbor, Luther Fox, is up to, proves to be his eventual downfall. At home life seems very normal with Dena, his wife, and son. Being broke makes him accept an offer he should have turned down from the very beginning.
The encounter with the Allcotts, Tobias, a best selling author at the end of his life, and Andrea, his wife will be fatal. Are we to believe this was a chance encounter, or was it planned before hand?
Ultimately the viewer will have to arrive to his own conclusions.
All the acting is first rate. Andy Garcia is very effective. So is the rest of the cast, but Mick Jagger is superb portraying this lizard kind of a man who deals with very special situations and needs. Also notable, Olivia Williams, as the ice queen that doesn't even take off her undergarments for a tumble in the hay. James Coburn is a sly fox who knows what he's doing from the very beginning. Julianna Margulies is the only one that has very little to do as the suffering wife.
The film has a glossy and sophisticated look. Viewing it will be satisfying because basically it's a good story well paced and acted.
We've seen films and documentaries about female escort services. This is the first one I know about a male service. It calls to mind the old song Just a Gigolo.
Andy Garcia plays a talented but unsuccessful writer. His novels, admired by the critics, somehow don't sell. Desperate to support his young family, he feels compelled to find some other line of work.
And then there's the sight of Mick Jagger in a three-piece suit -- almost worth the price of admission. It's a fine, nuanced performance. It seems consistent with the Jagger persona, in an odd way.
If you want quality drama devoid of the usual chick flick cliches, this is for you. That is, if it's playing in your town.
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- TriviaProduction was limited to thirty days, because the financing ran out.
- ErroresWhen Byron and Andrea first appear in bed together, Andrea's lingerie shoulder strap is alternately under her left arm/on her shoulder between shots.
- Citas
Tobias Alcott: Be careful of women who love you just the way you are - it's a sure sign they settle too easily.
- Créditos curiososAt the beginning of the credits, the main characters have cameos with titles of the characters they play
- Versiones alternativasAvailable in two different versions. Runtimes are: "1h 46m (106 min)" and "1h 37m (97 min) (TV) (Germany)".
- ConexionesReferenced in Making 'Blood Work' (2002)
- Bandas sonorasByron Tiller Main Title
Written by Anthony Marinelli & Bill Kanengiser
Performed by Bill Kanengiser
Produced by Anthony Marinelli
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Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- País de origen
- Idioma
- También se conoce como
- The Man from Elysian Fields
- Locaciones de filmación
- Sheraton Grande Hotel - 333 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos(Little Brown publishing house's corner office with view.)
- Productoras
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Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- USD 6,500,000 (estimado)
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 1,435,016
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 46,353
- 29 sep 2002
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 2,006,391
- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 46 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.33 : 1