The Gigolos is a 2005 British comedy film directed by Richard Bracewell, starring Sacha Tarter, Trevor Sather and Ben Willbond alongside Susannah York, Anna Massey, Angela Pleasence and Siân Phillips.
[2] The tag line (according to IMDb) is "Everyone Needs Someone", although UK promotional materials use the quote "A provocative glimpse at open secrets" from The Hollywood Reporter review.
The film mixes classical and popular music, from Mozart's Don Giovanni and the duet Au fond du Temple Saint from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers, to Ian Dury and the Blockheads' Clever Trever, Sleazy Bed Track by The Bluetones and California Dreamin' by Bobby Womack.
Variety's Derek Elley described the film as "a natural for rep houses and upmarket movie channels"[3] while in The Hollywood Reporter, Sheri Linden wrote it is "an effective slice-of-life portrait of characters".
[6] Larushka Ivan-Zadeh in Metro told readers to "seek out this cliché-confounding, utterly intriguing debut Brit flick", adding that this The Gigolos is a "real rough gem".
"[8] Time Out reviewer David Jenkins complimented parts of the film – there's some "ravishing imagery of central London" – but said the drama "is light on insight.