Andy Siems (apostleX)

Dumb, Dumber and Dumberer... This is WORSE than I thought it was going to be. An absolute chore to get through. Yes, the FX guys who hammered together this should be commended, but its all bailed together with a cheap-ass chicken wire script. I am blown away and the sheer amount of brain death in this thing and Emmerich's complete ability to run face forward in to every cliche you have ever seen with dealing with Disaster/Mega-Event films. He's mostly ripping himself off, which I guess is fine, you are paying to see a Roland Emmerich film. Why was George Segal in this film? A Cruise Ship? etc etc.. worthless time fillers looking for some sort of cheap heart strings to pull? I wished I would have kept count with how many times I rolled my eyes as far back in to my head as possible. UGHHH.

I was completely mesmerized with this film. Yet again Steven Soderbergh reminds me why he is on of the finest working directors today. This is a character sketch film which has deeper routed meaning about men and what they really might want from an Escort, which is usually not sex. Theres also something being said about our economy and business in general. What we do for money, how we do it. Consider this a multi-layered film that has much more going on that what is simply at the surface. Sasha Grey is beautiful and sadly lost as she drifts from on client to another lying to herself that she doesn't feel anything for them or about her situation. While I thought she played the role to perfection I wonder how she would do with a Director OTHER than Soderbergh. It helps to have one of the best guiding you. One of the best of 2009 for me easily.