Review of Girlfriend Experience (2008) by Dan S — 23 May 2012
An original though detached and shallow study of the economic meltdown of 2008, seen through the lenses of a New York call girl (Sasha Grey), and how she deals with her various clients. While director Steven Soderbergh does a brilliant job picking a perspective on a subject like this and having a "fly on the wall" presence throughout, the film's inability to enamor or push beyond its initial thoughts on the economy prove to be very disappointing.
It is still pretty good considering how Soderbergh filmed this as well as the fact that this does feel like an authentic look at a major event, but his inability to get inside his character's heads as well as not knowing exactly how to end his film mars its enough to say it is not worth an automatic recommendation.
It is not bad, it just had the potential to be so much more than it is.
This review of Girlfriend Experience (2008) was written by Dan S on 23 May 2012.
Girlfriend Experience has generally received mixed reviews.
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