In the same vein as The Limey and Bubble, The Girlfriend Experience is a Soderbergh "indie film".With a low budget, a short running time and shot with a very experimental look Girlfriend takes a look at the life of an escort and a personal trainer and how they try to get by and develop their business during the ongoing recession. With actual Porn star Sasha Grey playing the Chelsea the Escort and actual reality show Chef/Health Guru Chris Santos playing Chris the Personal Trainer it is clear that Soderbergh was going for a very realistic feel for this movie.
Contrastingly, Soderbergh uses every trick in the book to give this movie its unique look. Long out of focus shots, a non-linear narrative and a few over exposed scenes give this movie a very stylish look.
As we meet different clients and friends of the two main characters we are slowly introduced to their lives and how they see the world. Chelsea opens up to a Journalist giving us the chance to find out what she thinks and feels.
The movie is smart in showing us the troubles that normal people go through on a daily basis and how they try to cope, either by spending time living their clients lives or by basing their beliefs on books about symbolism. With good acting from mostly non-actors and tightly edited story this movie is bound to please anyone that is not turned off by the subject matter.
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