"One Hour Fantasy Girl"
Survival, Empowerment and Hope
Amos Lassen
Based on a true story, "One Hour Fantasy Girl" is a somewhat raw look at the life of Brandi (Kelly-Ann Tursi) who dreams of a better life. She works as a fantasy girl so that she can one day become a real estate investor. Brandi creates and takes part in any man's fantasy with two conditions--no sex and no kissing. However, her childhood constantly haunts her and she has great trouble sleeping so she practices meditation and chanting as she hopes to find relief. Brandi does not allow pity and lives her life from day to day.
Brandi is really Becky Lewis and there is nothing special about the way she looks. However when she is in room 102 at the California Sunshine Motel, Becky becomes Brandi and is ready to help men have their fantasies. Her business partner, Chi Paul Nguyen) makes all of her arrangements and got her the first client, Roger (Morgan Woodward), a heavy man that fantasizes about being an infant. Brandi gives him a bottle (filled with vodka), plays baby games with him and indulges his wishes. He tests her by asking her to do other things as well in later visits.
Another client Bobby (Joe Luckay) has just come to California from Montana and feels lonely. He found Brandi's website and calls her and finds himself sucked into her aura. He wants to build his discipline by lying in bed with her but not having sex. They actually become quite close, more than she would like and she tries to control the situation.
Brandi is also friendly with Dianthia who works at all night diner and she advises Brandi about her sleepless night but she has her own problems. However, we really never get to know any of the characters well and that is part of the mystique of the film. By not knowing them, we can surmise what we want and thereby become part of the cast.
Edgar Michael Bravo directed the film about getting through life one day at a time. We see the importance of choices and we realize that Becky/Brandi did not make very good ones. I found myself swept up in the film--the direction, the screenplay and the acting are uniformly excellent and the performances of the actors are excellent.
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