Sex & Mrs. X (2000)

Joanna Scott (Linda Hamilton) whose husband has just left her for a younger woman, is a prominent New York journalist assigned to do a story on a secretive and successful Paris madam. Though not interested at first writing the 'sexposé', she realizes that a month in Paris might do her good. Soon after meeting the sophisticated and successful Madame Simone (Jacqueline Bisset), Joanna finds herself the one being interviewed. It doesn't take long for this worldly madam to size up Joanna and strip away her cold veneer. What is revealed is an insecure woman who needs to feel desirable again. Like a modern day Pygmalion who educates and refines beautiful women, Madame Simone offers her expertise in helping Joanna rediscover her sexuality and sense of self. Drama. Not Rated. 91 Minutes.

VERY INTERESTING!

I saw the movie on Lifetime one Sunday and after it was over, got on the
computer to order my very own copy. Sensuality, can bring about longevity
in a relationship. This is just what the doctor ordered for me to take a good look at myself and re-kindle a luke warm relationship.
June 16, 2008

This film is...how you say in French...mer**

This movie is an adulterated chick flick targeted at the 40+ crowd, in my estimation. The remarkably poor directing, exaggerated French accents and recycled storyline made me reach for my computer for something useful to do while I waited for the film to end.

Please don't make your man sit through this drivel. Get Sex and the City instead. It might not be set in "la ville d'amour", but the writing is much better.

(I was forced to watch this with the women in the family, and I'm typing this towards the end of the movie.) May 31, 2008

Learning To Breathe Again

I loved Linda Hamilton, and Jaqueline Bisset in this movie ( truthfully, I generally love Hamilton in any movie that doesn't have a giant gorilla in it ), though it's tough trying to imagine her as a 'plain Jane.'

I found the story, witty, charming, and affirming, and it was quite wonderful to see some grown-ups in a film that dealt with life after a break-up. Sometimes being able to breathe freely after the dust settles is the best revenge.






May 15, 2008

Yawn..Where is the sexiness in Mrs. X?

Bisset has a forced French accent as she portrays the Madame that Hamilton's frustrated
journalist travels to visit to learn lessons of love when she learns she is losing her husband in this chat opera. No doubt the divorce papers must have read as grounds, "terminal boredom." Jaqueline Bisset's previous features such as "Wild Orchid" where she always kept her clothes on while her costars all shed theirs were really more of an asset to her career than this film which could compete with "My Fair Lady" and win an Oscar for blandness. October 20, 2007

Renewed Confidence

This movie is for any woman who has forgotten herself. It reminds you that you have to love yourself, before you can love someone else. After watching Jacqueline Bisset transform Linda Hamilton into a sexy, more confident woman, I felt that I could do anything I wanted to. It's my favorite feel good movie.
Please watch it, you won't be dissapointed. July 23, 2006

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