The Girlfriend Experience - 8/10
This is a different kind of movie. It has many things going for it. First, the acting is "real" - people don't deliver lines like Oscar winners, they improvise them. The improv element takes a couple scenes to get used to, but you soon feel like you're watching real people. Second, the story is subtle, but well-told. If this movie had unfolded in chronological order, it would be quite flat, but Soderbergh mixes up the pieces just right. Third, the straight face of the movie makes its emotional wrinkles very effective. Forth, it is only 75 minutes.
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