Review of The Girlfriend Experience (2009) by Philip Matthew A — 29 May 2013
This is a good movie. I do feel like this is Steven Soderbergh's weakest movie, however there is enough material in the movie for many different interpretations surrounding the subjects wealth and relationships.
The way how the movie is shot has sort of a documentary-esque feel to it, while also telling a narrative. Soderbergh makes some good directorial choices, like with one wine glass being full, while the other one was mostly empty, giving the viewer a chance to think about, or at least understand what the character Chelsea is feeling at that particular moment.
The acting is alright. What would seem like a mistake in the casting of Sasha Grey, turns out to be a very good decision. It could be because of her background but she only really needed to get in tune with the emotions of the character, rather than every piece of the character.
The rest of the performance by her seems to be credited from Soderbergh's directing because he was able to tell the rest of the story that Sasha Grey wasn't capable of telling. The rest of the acting was alright but no one really stood out.
Definitely worth it to watch.
This review of The Girlfriend Experience (2009) was written by Philip Matthew A on 29 May 2013.
The Girlfriend Experience has generally received mixed reviews.
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