Film Reviews by silvatek

I'm not a huge fan of Jennifer Lawrence, but she always puts in a good performance. I have to admit that the silly Russian accents throughout this film were a bit off-putting, and I'm sure she said "I shall say this only once" at some point. The denouement was pretty much impossible to believe, but the lead-up to it was entertaining enough.

So, while in principal it was a load of rubbish, I actually enjoyed watching it right through and it never seemed too long. In retrospect I can pull it apart to find there's nothing substantial there at all, but it was a good evening's entertainment (torture scenes aside).

Three stars going on four. I'm undecided.

Several reviewers on IMDb complain that Sasha Grey is expressionless throughout this film. I disagree. She shows exactly as much emotion as her character would in these circumstances. She's always behind an emotional veil. She has to be in view of her chosen profession.

It's beautifully shot, with a great soundtrack, but very confusing as it's all out of sequence. This seems to be the trend these days. Show bits from here and there in time and get the viewer to piece it all together. Well, I'm sorry but I can't remember the whole film in order to resequence it in my mind after I've seen it.

My advice to Blu-Ray watchers: (1) watch the feature film; (2) watch it again with the commentary track; (3) watch the director's cut. After that, it will make more sense. Not complete sense, but more sense. Overall, it's not bad, and I ended up quite liking Sasha Grey. My favourite Soderbergh film is still The Limey.