The Client List

For the ultimate girls' night, rent the Lifetime movie The Client List starring one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, Jennifer Love Hewitt. It was extremely successful during its initial airing and spawned a television spinoff (but with new characters and supporting cast members), and Jennifer was even nominated for a Golden Globe. It was very well-deserved - she did a lot more than just prance around in lingerie. Complete with a fantastic Texas accent, she shows frustration, desperation, disgust, self-loathing, fear, and sorrow. She doesn't usually take on roles like this, so it's really great to see her show her acting chops. Finally, she's more than just a pretty face.

But what a face! One wonderful thing about Jennifer Love Hewitt movies is you know she's always going to look beautiful. She'll be all dolled up in makeup and false eyelashes, show off her gorgeous, thick, wavy hair, and wear beautiful, figure-hugging clothes - unlike some beautiful women who continually grunge themselves up in their movies (Keira Knightley, I'm looking at you). So in The Client List, you'll see her parade in a series of low-cut summer dresses, and yes, also cute lingerie sets while she works at her "massage parlor".

Another refreshing aspect of this movie is the way it doesn't glamorize prostitution. Richard Gere is not one of Jennifer's clients. She services middle-aged, unattractive married men, and she hates every aspect of her job except the cash salary. There's nothing worse than Hollywood encouraging impressionable young girls to make the wrong choices, and this movie shows that Jennifer's last resort is a bad one. This is a cautionary tale, not a charming how-to guide of how to become Mrs. Wall Street. I would definitely recommend this movie to watch with a bunch of your girlfriends or sisters. It's fun, smart, and girly without being unrealistic.

I'd definitely rate this movie as mediocre all around. I've seen stories like this all the time. So&So starts off doing something morally wrong for money to get out of debt or to buy something they desperately want, then by the time they're out of debt or have everything they wanted and are at a good stopping point, they're addicted to the money until the they hit a wall, like police arriving to arrest them. Stories like this are a dime a dozen, even Pepper Ann had a similar episode to this, involving using her friend as a slave to cut lawns for her, so she can use the money to buy roller-skates. I think even The Weekenders did an episode similar to this, involving selling cheaply made, yet over-priced slushys to people without a food serving license. It's a very old plot, whether this movie was based off a true story or not. As for the acting, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Cybil Shepard do their best, but the script is pretty bad. Also, this movie is TV-14 on Lifetime, so yeah, a lot of innuendo but nothing too bad.

It's strong point is also its weak point. For an hour and a half film, it checks all the right boxes, a half decent plot, a somewhat decent ending, nothing really sticks out like a sore thumb. However, with the little time it has, some parts of the film felt too rushed, without enough time to really soak in the emotions of the characters, what they might have been going through and all.

Actually a good movie, especially if you like Jennifer Love Hewitt. It kept me entertained and I didn't find any parts to be boring. Drama, action, excitement, heartbreak, humor, this movie has it all! All actors and actresses play memorable roles. A plausible story, based on a real life incident. Hewitt does a great job playing the lead character, displaying all types of emotion, and of course looking as beautiful as ever! Being a male I was expecting this to be a depressing "chick-flick" tear jerker, especially since it's on Lifetime, but instead I found myself entertained through out the whole movie! Here's hoping Jennifer Love Hewitt continues to put out projects such as this. Highly recommended!

I must say that I found this movie highly amusing and entertaining. Americans are bound to criticise it but the concept of the story strikes at the heart of family life and when the chips are down and you are broke, a woman will do anything to feed her children and keep the family home. That is what Samantha does in the story line and full credit to her. the film is good in my opinion because it treats the subject in a light hearted way (a bit like Stepford Wives if you can imagine) and is an eye opener for us all, there is no bad language and actually no sex either, given the nature of the film. It is not a compelling film and of course it is a wee bit predictable but it should be seen and enjoyed.