Review of Girlfriend Experience (2008) by Andres G — 21 Oct 2009

Interesting concept! While the casting of a porn star in the leading role is a great move the film just seems a bit unorganized with what it wants to tell. The storyline would have been better if the structure had been cleaned up a bit.

I did like what it was trying to achieve and it is an interesting experiment. I thought the direction was pretty good by Soderberg. I thought the cinematography was great. The main thing that stood out from this film was the performance by porn star Sasha Grey.

She fades into her role so well that you don't even remember or care that this woman is a porn star. She delivers a strong performance. Most argue that her role is relatively simple and that a porn star could pull it off, but she didn't draw attention to herself once and she was great in the film.

With all of these positives the story is a misfire. I got the story, but I didn't think that the editing and the structure was great. It's a good experimental film, but I'd say it's a very strong and recommended RENTAL.

Check it out, interesting experiment!