The Client List (TV 2010)

A young woman takes a job at a massage parlor to support her family when her husband is unable to work, and soon finds her life spiraling out of control.

Director:

Eric Laneuville

Writer:

Suzanne Martin

Stars:

Jennifer Love Hewitt, Teddy Sears, Sonja Bennett

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Samantha Horton
Teddy Sears	...	Rex Horton
Sonja Bennett	...	Dee
Lynda Boyd	...	Jacie
Chelah Horsdal	...	Doreen
Heather Doerksen	...	Tanya
Kacey Rohl	...	Emma
Kandyse McClure	...	Laura
Cybill Shepherd	...	Cassie
Andy Nez	...	Phil
Carmon McDonald	...	Jim Reed
Haviland Stillwell	...	Carol Reed
Olivia Steele-Falconer	...	Charlie
Valin Shinyei	...	Brady Horton
John Innes	...	Minister

Storyline

A former beauty queen is forced to take a job at a massage parlor when her family faces foreclosure on their home after her husband suffers an injury that keeps him from working. Unfortunately for her she soon learns that her clients expect more than a rubdown.

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Plot Keywords:

massage | massage parlor | bank | undressing | female lawyer | 

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Taglines:

A mother will do anything for her family.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Lista Indiscreta

Filming Locations:

Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bauman Entertainment, Jaffe/Braunstein Films, Wintergreen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.84 (2010)

User Reviews

Rather Insulting In Its Dumbness

Client List, The (2010)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

Incredibly silly drama from Lifetime about a Texas mother of three (Jennifer Love Hewitt) who finds herself about to lose her house after she's laid off and her husband is injured on the job and can't find work. She goes to work in a massage parlor but soon learns that the best way to get tips is through prostitution. When it comes to any made-for-TV flick you just know there are going to be certain amounts of melodrama but this film here must think its viewers are some of the dumbest people in the world. There are so many problems with this film's screenplay but the final twenty-minutes are rather insulting. Again, some might say I'm a man and this movie wasn't meant for me but I honestly don't see who could watch this ending and feel good about anything they've seen. I'm not going to ruin anything but this film is so full of sugar that the entire thing seems like a bad school play without a single thing going for it. I think one of the biggest problems with Hewitt who just isn't believable in the role. Not only does her Texas accent go in and out throughout the film but there wasn't a single second where I believed she was a mother of three. She didn't look like someone from a small Texas town and the screenplay doesn't do her any favors by having her shout she's too pretty to be poor. With dialogue like that it's impossible to feel sorry for her or her situation and it doesn't get any better when the screenplay tries to make her out to be some sort of victim in a world of bad men. Hewitt does come off well in the more sexual side of the role but the drama falls flat on its face and really kills anything the film is going for. Cybill Shepherd plays her mother and pretty much just sits around throwing out bad one-liners. I'm not sure if it was because this was made for the Lifetime Network but it seems that even in the most dramatic moments there's enough time to throw out penis jokes. I'm really not sure what could have saved this movie but a little bit of honesty probably would have gone a long way. The husband's reaction, the poor ending and how they try to turn the event into some new sensation just never works and in the end there's really not much this film has going for it. I'm also not quite sure what the filmmakers were trying to say in the reasons the character did what she did as there are thousands of people in the same situations and they're not inviting in hundreds of men.