The Walker (2007)

"Whatever 'ruth' there was in this town, there's 'less' now than ever."

Carter Page III (Woody Harrelson), the son and grandson of powerful Virginian legislators, is the epitome of the smooth-talking Southern gentleman. He's also openly gay and therefore a suitable escort -- walker -- for wives of D.C.'s most powerful congressmen when the women want to go to a public event and their husbands can't or won't attend with them.

He also gossips with the women -- Natalie Van Miter (Lauren Bacall), Lynn Lockner (Kristin Scott Thomas), Abigail Delorean (Lily Tomlin) -- and spews appropriate lines from Tennessee Williams when needed while playing canasta with them regularly at the club.

When Robbie Kononsberg (Steven Hartley), Lynn Lockner's lover, is found murdered in his home, Carter Page is drawn into the drama to help protect Lynn as her husband (Willem Dafoe) is a powerful senator and revelation of her affair would cause big problems.

Police Detective Dixon (Geff Francis) is determined to get to the bottom of this case and all leads point toward Carter Page III. Page and his lover Emek Yoglu (Moritz Bleibtreu) must solve the case before Page is arrested.

Ned Beatty and Mary Beth Hurt also appear.

Written and directed by Paul Schrader.

Rated R for language, some violent material and nude images.

My personal rating: C+