The Girlfriend Experience, if you haven't heard anything about it already, is Soderbergh's new movie which stars porn star Sasha Grey. It features mostly non-actors and is more about people in power and how they use/abuse it more than sex and selling yourself. Several comments are made about the economy but there was a scene I found very striking which was between the protagonist and a guy who runs a message board that reviews call girls that really shows what the lower depths are all about.
Since Soderbergh made the choice to cast Grey as the star of this picture there has been much speculation about what the content of this movie would be. Soderbergh likes to cast people who actual are in the business of whatever subject matter he’s exploring and I think the choice is perfect here. While Grey may not be a real life call girl, her commodity is her body and this movie is all about how we sell ourselves and who we sell ourselves to. He boyfriend in this movie is a personal trainer trying to sell himself to get a raise and get his line of clothes in stores in this tough economic time. Meanwhile men still pay for high priced escorts, buy gym memberships, and book expensive trips to Vegas while everyone is struggling.
This movie is in select cities only, but fortunately Soderbergh is one of the few forward thinking people in Hollywood and made the movie available on Xbox Live and On Demand through some cable and satellite providers for people who’s cities never seem to get selected. He did something similar with Bubble and released the DVD the same week it appeared in theaters. This movie is still a bit of an experiment and isn’t for everyone just as escort services aren’t for everyone and you know what your getting into when you pay the admission price for either. B/77/8.0
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