I was looking forward to watching this movie since I saw the trailer starring Sasha Grey. Who she is, if you don't know then I would leave it upto you to google her and then take some time off and "google" yourself.
This is Sasha Grey's first mainstream feature film, I could live with that. A feature film directed by Steven Soderbergh, peaked my curiosity and interest. This has to be done tastefully and I must say I was not disappointed.
The film has Sodebergh's much loved hand held camera look, which he uses very often. He does it well to the point that you don't notice it. As implied by the title the movie is about a high-end Manhattan based escort. She gets paid well for what she does and has a variety of clientele ranging from stock brokers, jewelry shop owners actores, etc. The interesting point is that the story is based during the current recession at the Obama election time period. Her clients are all very worried about their businesses which kind of puts her on high alert too. She has a steady relationship with a guy who is a fitness trainer. The guy must be earning $300 perday doing what he does and she earns $5000 doing what she does.
The movie is shown in time slices and jumps back and forth. This gets a little confusing. I think that on a second look it might make more sense. Sasha Grey. Well, her acting skills don't appear to be bad but I think that's coz she has an A list director guiding her. She is probably one the best in what she does, and feature films don't seem to be her calling unless she keeps getting roles with such directors. The movie is worth a watch.
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