Love for Rent (2005)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Shane Edelman

Writers:

Andrew Miles (written by)
Brian D. Young (story)

Release Date:

1 February 2008 (Panama)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Would you rent your body and soul for $50,000?

Plot:

Tells the story of Sofia (Angie Cepeda), a Colombian college student struggling with immigration issues in LA, who accepts a $50,000 offer to rent her body and soul and become a surrogate mother to a wealthy couple. |

Plot Keywords:

Surrogate Mother | College Student | Latina | Young Girl | Cousins Raised As Siblings

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Angie Cepeda	...	Sofia
Ken Marino	...	Dr. Neil Gardner
Martita Roca	...	Monica
Nora Dunn	...	Helen Bauman
Jim Piddock	...	Frank Bauman
Max Burkholder	...	Max
Brad Rowe	...	Jesse
Richard Speight Jr.	...	George
Hunter Johnson	...	Zoe
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lillian Adams	...	Mrs. Goldfarb
Rae Allen	...	Gwen
Ryan Armstrong	...	Ken
Lilli Birdsell	...	Chaney
Scott Burkholder	...	Principal Jones
Diana Castle	...	Dr. Langdon
Precious Chong	...	Binnie
Shane Edelman	...	Dennis (Restaurant Employer)
Matthew Fairchild	...	Brad
Robert Harvey	...	INS Agent (as Bob Harvey)
Jeanine Jackson	...	Wendy
Chane't Johnson	...	Cashier
Andy Milder	...	Paramedic
Meredith Morton	...	Shelly
Mitch Ryan	...	Doctor
Tony Sagastizado I	...	Paramedic
David Shackelford	...	Tony
Josh Stamberg	...	Paul
Jeanne Trepanier	...	Nurse Reynolds
Jack Wallace	...	Uncle Todd

Also Known As:

Amor en alquiler (USA: Spanish title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language including some sexual references.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Colombia

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

MiamiLA Entertainment

Trivia:

Both Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher were considered for the role of Dr. Niel Gardner's, but the producers later decided they were too young for the role. Finally, the choices were narrowed down to Ken Marino, Zach Braff, and Mark Feuerstein. The producers loved Ken Marino's sense of humor and chose him.

Quotes:

Sofia: I'm very disappointed in you Max. First, you break into my apartment. Then, you hit a girl.
Max: Your not mad at me about hitting Kenny?
Sofia: No, that one I can forgive. He's a pervert and he should be stopped. But, I don't want you hitting Charlie. If she tries to kiss you, kiss her back.
Max: No way!
Sofia: Women don't like men who give in too easily. Trust me. She kisses you because she loves a challenge.
Max: Why?
Sofia: Because... because women are like locas. That's why.
Max: I thought she kisses me because she thinks I'm cute.

Movie Connections:

References The Exorcist (1973)

Soundtrack:

Gracias A Ti

Harmless and mildly entertaining

Sophie is from a Latin American country and married a U.S. citizen to enter the country. She's in school studying law and wants become a lawyer. Her fake husband takes all of Sophie's things from her apartment while she is there asleep, as well as emptying their shared bank accounts and credit cards AND he cancels her automobile insurance. The following day he admits to the theft and threatens to report their illegal marriage to the INS and have her deported if she reports him to the police. That's kind of how it starts.

I read the other review here before I saw the movie and so expected a bad movie. I was happily surprised. I liked it. It's not the world's greatest movie and I liked it.

Sophie's cousin refers to her husband as "harmless," which is a good description of this movie. It's harmless - a simple piece of fluff yet mildly entertaining. You'll even smile at a few places in the movie. It's something you might see on a family programming TV station.