Monday, March 1, 2010

The Girlfriend Experience by Steve Soderbergh

Category: English

Quite easily one of the best movies I've seen in a month or two. Surprisingly it's by Steve Soderbergh who returns back to his roots of understanding the human aspect of cinema. He experiments a fair bit with sound, thoughts and the leads but the best part about this movie has to be, Sasha Grey.

The movie follows a few days in the life of an escort portrayed by Sasha Grey a real life Adult Video star. She lives with her boyfriend and they share a committed-open relationship. There's a fair amount of political commentary pertaining to Obama and American politics and even though the movie is meant to have a feeling of being in touch with reality, it seems very staged - if this is on purpose or not by the director I am not sure.

The movie has its strong moments, as I mentioned some of the images we see (look at the poster, I love it) create a strong bond with you that lasts. It's an experimental film in some ways but is not difficult to watch. It explains relationships on a very different level, and while I can go on and on about this, I suggest you take a look.

Recommendation level: 3.5/5 - So close on the 4, but it didn't deliver in some places. Got it from a friend, just make sure you lay your hands on this, it's short.

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