Good movie but grossly overrated

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I thought that it was a brave role for the lead Lyndsy Fonseca, who from outward appearances at least, seems to have delicate sensibilities. In my opinion she doesn't really pull it off and doesn't convince me that she could be a prostitute, high class escort or not.I have seen her in the Kick Ass franchise and believe that she would be more suited to the rom-com genre.As to the rest of the cast, I liked the character of her father, who was a regular in Hercules the legendary Journeys and Xena. He is a versatile actor whose talents haven't been exploited to the full in my opinion.I also liked the rest of the characters but was not totally enamoured with the film as a whole. It seemed to tread a well worn path and didn't elicit any emotion from me, bar the final scene, which I had hoped would end differently.

All the story is inspired from the reality and it is closed more to the good parts for this industry. Really, is a place for smart people and especially for smart women, who are more attracted to start, good experience for single. But then like in the movie it becomes interesting and the way you handle your life through this can bring you to something that not everybody live. Our colleague experienced a story same like this in Brussels through the EscortBruxelles.be where her mysterious lover become now her boyfriend and she quit the call girl adventure. She was just doing that to find out her half and she did it. Nice story.

Getting right into it:1. Do I believe the story?Sure. Sex addicted guy struggling with self esteem, work & family issues meets kind, pretty girl with the perfect resume struggling to overcome an infamously tarnished adolescence who finds herself working as a high end escort to achieve her dreams while she's still young & pretty. What's not to believe?2. Do I care about the story?Absolutely. In fact, the story is what made me rate this movie 7/10.3. Do I believe the characters?Mostly. The only major flaw in The Escort was that I didn't believe Michael Doneger's Mitch to be a journalist. I believed all of the other characters, certainly Lyndsy Fonseca as Natalie, and I believed Mitch's situation and his personal life, but he just didn't convince me he was a budding young journalist, or a writer of any sort for that matter.4. Do I care about the characters? Yes. They evoke empathy. I want them to resolve their issues, to figure it out, and live happily ever after.I found The Escort to be a fun, entertaining romantic comedy, a fairy tale for adults. Flawed, but irresistible in the end. It was a bit melodramatic at times, and supporting cast played limited roles, though they played their parts well. Regarding what I consider to be the major flaw, Michael Doneger's unconvincing rendition of a journalist, even though someone may be down on their luck and/or lacking self-esteem, I still need to see a hint of aptitude, at the very least. I realize that Mitch's personal problems are affecting his professional life -- I simply need to believe that somewhere deep inside, they have potential in their chosen profession. I need to see their potential, their passion. I never saw that in Mitch.To her credit, the supporting actress who plays the female head journalist interviewing Mitch for the magazine job executes her role perfectly, particularly in the last suggestion she gives Mitch, to find his passion as a journalist. That flaw almost made me score The Escort 6/10, more in line with its average rating on IMDb, but as you can see, I gave it a higher score. Why? I really liked the story, and in the final analysis, story matters most.7 out of 10

The Escort is in the news these days, college girls paying their tuition by prostitution. Yet this rather cute rom/com is about a Stanford grad who winds up doing just that, too. But, this flick shouldn't be compared to Pretty Woman...although more lightweight, it still entertains and keeps your attention.The plot is predictable, a journalist trying to do a story on call girls meets one and is allowed to shadow her providing he acts as her quasi pimp...He eventually falls for her and she for him...in this way it's a bit like the classic Irma Le Douce.I'm always amazed how decent films like this one never really make it on the big screens.