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The Girlfriend Experience (2009) 5.6
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5.6/10 from 10,267 users
Metascore: 66/100
Reviews: 89 user | 162 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work. Director:Steven Soderbergh |
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Cast
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Chelsea /
Christine
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T. Colby Trane | ... |
Waiter
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Vegas Buddy #1
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Marshall Gilman | ... |
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Michael Roberts | ... |
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Vincent Dellacera | ... |
Chelsea's Driver
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Jim Kempner | ... |
Art Gallery Owner
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Mark Jacobson | ... |
Interviewer
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Alan Milstein | ... | |
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Sukhdev Singh | ... |
Chris & Chelsea's Super
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Ted Jessup | ... | |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Chelsea (Sasha Grey) is a high-priced $2,000-an-hour call girl in Manhattan, offering a 'girlfriend experience': she'll dress with the client in mind, go to dinner and a movie, listen attentively to talk about work and finances, and she'll provide sex. It's October, 2008: a presidential election nears and the economy is in free fall. She has a boyfriend, Chris (Chris Santos), who's a personal trainer. We are shown five non-consecutive days in Chelsea's life. She's working on her Web page, talking to image consultants, and being interviewed by a reporter. She asks clients when their birthdays are and uses that for an astrological prediction. She's drawn to a new client, a writer from L.A. Should she break her rules for him? What if it risks her relationship with Chris? Should she invest in gold? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
8 July 2009 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$1,700,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$204,112 (USA) (22 May 2009)Gross:
$695,417 (USA) (28 August 2009)Company Credits
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Written and Performed by Shakerleg
Courtesy of Bleeding Hands Music
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Trivia
Steven Soderbergh first heard about Sasha Grey when he read an article in Los Angeles magazine about her. See more »Quotes
Chelsea: [voice-over] On October 18th, I met with Dan. I wore a vintage black cashmere sweater, earnest sewn jeans, and Pour la Victoire boots. Dan talked the entire time. We didn't have sex. He was very upset about a contract his firm lost to I.M. PEI. He set another date for Tuesday, October 21st.See more »
Crazy Credits
After the end credits, there's a brief scene of Chelsea washing a client's hair as he sits in a bathtub and talks about John McCain. See more »Soundtracks
"Man in Back"Written and Performed by Shakerleg
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This film gets a 5/10 from me because mostly it was in focus and not too hostile to the viewer.
That said, let me start at the end, and say that I was at once relieved that the tedium was over, and annoyed that almost no story had been told, no character really developed. It doesn't even qualify as an abstractly artistic experience.
Soderbergh is by no means my favourite director, but he has been responsible for some at least competent film-making in the past, which is why I went to see this film, in addition to the subject sounding interesting.
But I am just shocked not to be able to find anything good to recommend this film except that it's in focus, and you can identify a main character or two. The sound, cinematography, and editing are otherwise among the worst I've ever experienced. The story just barely exists. In a way, the film is worth seeing just to see how not to make a film.
I could go on about what I wish had been different, but really, what's the point? It's beyond repair.
I will say it's better than Last Days by Gus Van Sant. If you liked that, you'll probably love this.