The Girlfriend Experience
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Metascore
66 out of 100

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5.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Starring: Chris Santos, Sasha Grey
  • Summary: Set in the weeks leading up to the 2008 presidential election, The Girlfriend Experience is five days in the life of Chelsea, an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation – “the girlfriend experience.” Chelsea thinks she hashe has her life totally under control—she feels her future is secure because she runs her own business her own way, makes $2000 an hour, and has a devoted boyfriend who accepts her lifestyle. But when you're in the business of meeting people, you never know who you're going to meet. (Magnolia Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    This film is true about human nature. It is not universal, but within its particular focus, it is unrelenting.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Rick Kisonak
    80
    Her beauty, independence, and stock portfolio notwithstanding, Chelsea’s tale is a timely, tragic one told with typical Soderbergh finesse, a sly, sleek merger of sex, lies and hi def video.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    The effect is impressionistic and provocative, with the emphasis falling differently on scenes because of our knowledge or lack thereof.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    25
    Time for another of Steven Soderbergh's "experimental," i.e., half-assed, films.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. NanaK.
    7
    Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) nailed the allegory. I liked it more than Full Frontal, but not as much as Bubble.
  2. JayH
    5
    What was Steven Soderbergh thinking? This relentlessly bland and unexciting film left me tired and yawning. I admire he has again tried to accomplish something different, and the film does have a certain amount of style, but without an interesting plot, who cares? One of his biggest strengths is characters with definition and depth. Not in this film.… Expand
  3. AlanZ
    2
    Don't be fooled (or is it seduced) by the salacious title or overt sensual appeal of Sasha Grey (if that's what you're after there are far better places to see her on display). The film is disjointed, distant, and vacant of any character development or depth. It's more about human bankruptcy than it is about any economic one. Perhaps it's only really meaningful comment is the films narrow indictment of the current Jewish world view in contemporary America. I know that's a stretch but after you've spent 80 minutes in a duldrum you might want to reach for anything. Soderbergh is far too talented for this phone-in of a film. He knows this terrain well. Revisit 'sex, lies and videotapes' for a mirrowed style but a film of importance and substance.… Expand

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