One Hour Fantasy Girl

One Hour Fantasy Girl, directed by Edgar Michael Bravo, is a film about a young woman named Becky (Kelly-Ann Tursi), a girl with an unusual day job.

Becky earns money as a "clothed escort" via a Fantasy Girl branded website. Her business partner routinely drops her off at a meeting place, and she then proceeds to fulfill men's fantasies... as long as they stay within her guidelines: "no kissing or sex allowed".

Becky was abused as a child, and makes a scapegoat out of that situation, claiming that she had no choice but to take such an unusual career path. As she continues working, the jobs being to get increasingly perverted, until her situation finally boils over. The camera follows Becky like a fly on the wall, and everything is so naturally shot, with realistic lighting, that you could easily confuse this with reality. It's only fitting that this is based on the true stories of real-life call girls.

The acting matches the over-the-shoulder cinematography, and is top notch. The characters rarely smile, and never raise their voices loud enough to wake the neighbors. Fitting for their bizarre circumstances. But there is a point when you have to have to start wondering when the depressive scenarios will come to an end, or at least one character will find what they're looking for. When that does happen, it's too little too late. There's no way around it... you leave it depressed, and even a cherry ending would've felt wrong, given the rest of what you've seen. I can understand a character experiencing tough times, but you can make a better story of that than One Hour Fantasy Girl accomplishes.

"One Hour Fantasy Girl" was a good movie, but had some flaws (in my opinion.) One of the strengths of the movie was the lead actress. She was very engaging, engrossed in the role, and held my attention throughout the entire movie. She had a vulnerability about her in her performance, but in a way that wasn't overwhelmed with hysterics. The story itself was very good, and had interesting elements that showcased the hardships of an occupation where one is vulnerable to people who manipulate and take advantage of others.

However, during the first half hour, the film was hard for me to follow, and I wasn't too sure what was going on. I wasn't sure what the purpose of the transitional scenes were, and how they moved the story forward. I also didn't understand the significance of certain characters and how they were important to the main character, or why she came to trust certain characters and not others.

Overall, I thought it was a good film with a potentially rich story and a great lead actress.

"One Hour Fantasy Girl" conveys the essence of the human condition through the victories and tragedies of Brandi, a fantasy call girl. This condition: That we are as particles floating in a gravitational field, only to be freed by finding the way up, out, and away. In her desire to find Beingness, she seeks the surety of financial freedom. And, this freedom eludes her and betrays her in her quest for it. The film's pinnacle is her ability to exhale, when she believes that she may finally find the momentum that will lift her out of the gravity that ultimately, binds us all to the Human Condition. "One Hour Fantasy Girl" is a layered modern fable where hope and reality collide, then find a way to co-exist in the heart of young woman. "One Hour Fantasy Girl" is compelling Film worth Being With.

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would do anything just to obtain it? If so, how far would you go? These are the questions that you may be asking yourself after viewing No Restrictions Entertainments latest film; One Hour Fantasy Girl.

One Hour Fantasy Girl, which is based on a true story, tells the tale of Becky Lewis (Kelly-Ann Tursi). Becky, a 20 year old who is struggling to make a living in downtown L.A., aspires to make it in the real estate business, but because of her financial woes, she is unable to. As a result, she decides to become a "fantasy girl"; a dominatrix of sorts who will do anything you want (except for kissing or sex) for an hour. During her time as a "fantasy girl", Becky meets some shady individuals, an odd real estate agent named Sal (John Buckley Gordon… probably the best character in the movie) and a guy who appears to be her saving grace… but is he really too good to be true? To be honest with you, I wasn't expecting a whole lot out of this movie… mainly because I don't see too many independent films that impress me much… but, this film was actually, quite surprisingly, well done. The film has some solid direction, some decent acting and, for the most part, is decently written.

The film's director, Edgar Michael Bravo, puts together a wonderful looking film that is dark and complex, yet, somehow, he manages to make the film look beautiful and simplistic. Bravo's only blemish comes from the writing. I said before that the writing was, for the most part, decent. I used "for the most part" because there are two characters that have their own thing going on that is kind of relevant to the story, but not necessarily needed. To make matters worse, Bravo throws in a twist. The good thing about the twist is that you don't see it coming… which is a good thing since most twists these days you see coming a mile away… but the bad thing about the twist is that it's very random and you're left sitting there going, "Huh?".

The acting is pretty much hit or miss. The two acting highlights of the film come from Kelly-Ann Tursi and John Buckley Gordon. Tursi is the heart and soul of this movie… if it wasn't for her the viewer wouldn't be emotionally attached to anyone in the film and probably wouldn't give a damn about it. Her performance single handedly saves this movie. As for John Buckley Gordon, he provides some comedic elements to the film that bring a breath of fresh air to the film by briefly brightening the mood of the story for a few moments. The rest of the cast, however, is pretty poor. I don't want to say that their bad actors or anything like that, it's just that I found their acting in this film to be rather bland and emotionless… there are even moments when these actors appear to be rushing through the dialogue and, because of this, it kind of kills the pacing of the film.

No Restrictions Entertainments' One Hour Fantasy Girl has its weak moments, but, overall, turns out being a pleasant surprise.

I was provided a screener of "One Hour Fantasy Girl" for my unbiased opinion.

The film is about a young woman's journey to earn enough money to buy a piece of property. How does she do this? By being a "fantasy girl."

Becky Lewis (played by Kelly Ann Tursi) sells her services for an hour at a time, and will do almost anything so long as it doesn't involve sex or kissing, and she is never fully nude. The movie follows her, her male partner/manager, and three men who request her services on a regular basis. There is also a side story with a mysterious older woman in a diner who offers Becky a place to sleep – for a price.

The film explores a multitude of themes that revolve around the fantasies of the three men – from a seemingly benign relationship to one that is increasingly perverse in nature. Becky makes no judgment on what she is asked to do. She just sticks to her principals of what she WON'T do, and collects her money.

Sexual deviance and how it translates to the human psyche is a mystery, and "One Hour Fantasy Girl" highlights this fact poignantly. Power in real life does not equate to power in one's fantasies. The scenes with actor, Jon Morgan Woodward, show this power struggle up until the climax of the film.

The exchange of money is at the core of the plot, and the surprise ending magnifies this point even further.

I enjoyed this thought-provoking movie. As it was based on a true story, I question what any of us would do to make our dreams come true. One person's definition of "normal" is another's "deviant," and who are we to judge what others do to survive?