Jan 21, 2009

#8: The Girlfriend Experience (2009)

Do you remember Bubble (2006)? If so, you will know if you want to see this movie.

Shot in nearly the same style, this movie is difficult to watch because I had a really hard time telling apart the characters. After a while, you realize that the scenes are meant to gradually portray Chelsea's conflicted emotions; she's a high-priced call girl, but she's still a human being. Not everyone's can be as forgiving with so many scenes that didn't appear to do anything.

I saw this at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it was surprise as it was billed as only An Evening with Steven Soderbergh. It's a preview cut (finished one was recently debuted at Tribeca Film Festival) but unless they re-edit it completely from scratch, not much would change to the feel of the movie. By the way, Soderbergh is a lot of fun in person, so don't ever miss a chance to see him in person.

Soderbergh on the film's visuals:


Soderbergh on Sasha Gray: