The Girlfriend Experience

First of all, Sasha Grey, queen star of more than 80 porn films, is ironically the only professional actor in the movie, playing a character who is always acting. Grey was contacted through MySpace, but she really pulled her part off,... Full review

First of all, Sasha Grey, queen star of more than 80 porn films, is ironically the only professional actor in the movie, playing a character who is always acting. Grey was contacted through MySpace, but she really pulled her part off,... Full review

Hmm, can we still call an all-digital movie a "film"? The term "girlfriend experience" comes from escort advertisements, where they offer not just "companionship" (ie, sex) but also things a girlfriend would do -- hugs, kisses, conversation, dinner, etc. In other... Full review

This is the first movie of 2009 I've seen that actually feels like a postmodern novel. I have seen other works by this director and have not been as engaged as I was during the unfolding of this incredibly subtle statement.... Full review

Bottom line, this movie is unwatchable. I have no sympathy or connection to the lead actress in this movie and it is unbearable to watch a film where the main character has no personality. This movie was boring, treacherous to sit... Full review

The girlfriend experience has absolutely nothing to do with the genre of "Comedy" and will not catch you at all. I watched the first 30 minutes of this movie and just was so bored of it that I pressed the Shut... Full review

First of all, the editing was just AWFUL; the cinematography was almost as awful. Without going into much detail, there are about 10 or so actual "scenes" in the movie, and it keeps cutting between all of them in a random... Full review

A brilliant little film, economic in its resources and smart in its complex editing. However, this is not destined to be a box office hit. It is the kind of film that Soderbergh does once in a while in-between pop flicks... Full review

First of all, the editing was just AWFUL; the cinematography was almost as awful. Without going into much detail, there are about 10 or so actual "scenes" in the movie, and it keeps cutting between all of them in a random... Full review

I've been a fan of Soderbergh for a long time. The way he shoots his films, the subjects he finds interesting, the places he takes the characters; all these things appeal to me. Also, his movies always have diverse characters, ethnically... Full review

The Girlfriend Experience (2009) covers several days in the life of a high-end escort in Manhattan. Media coverage surrounding this independent effort from director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich) highlighted his choice of adult film star, Sasha Grey, to portray... ... Full Article

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Steven Soderbergh and screenwriters Brian Koppelman and David Levien step out of the mainstream for this foray into the world of high-priced prostitutes. Adult film star Sasha Grey stars as the Manhattan call girl who offers "the girlfriend experience," a... ... Full Article

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