Incannerax
What a waste of my time!!!
Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
Yash Wade
Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
Nicole
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
muzykagirl
I actually have not seen this documentary, but would like to add that anyone who thinks this movie is good as porn or useful for masturbating is apparently forgetting that this is a DOCUMENTARY. From most people's comments though, this movie is a good at leaving questions to be answered from the viewer about her life, what's going on in her mind and a further look at what goes on in this business. And it's also important to take a better look at Annabel Chong herself, and not treat her like some passionless, worthless porn star who should shut up and only provide masturbating material and label her opinions as "pretentious" and "neo-feminist." That just proves the validity in her wanting to change the "slut" stereotype. If you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabel_Chong, you'll actually discover that she's well read and smart, earning a scholarship to study law in London. She also went to graduate school studying a few subjects, one of them being feminist studies. So you can see her thoughts aren't just coming from nowhere. And even if she didn't go to school...women DO have thoughts and opinions that are valid. Crazy, I know. If I get the chance, I would like to see the documentary after reading material from the link above; she sounds very interesting and she was at least someone who tried to turn things around. But alas, ignorance rules...
Theo Robertson
I watched this simply because I was intrigued by the write up in the TV Guide which mentioned that Annabel Chong is the porn star who was setting a record for having sex with 251 men in 10 hours . Aren't you also intrigued ? There's two reasons for a prospective audience to watch this . One is that they're equally intrigued as I was and the second reason is that it sounds like really good masturbation fuel . If you're watching for the second reason you'll be bitterly disappointed since there's very little on screen sex but if you're watching for the sensible reason you'll still be as disappointed as the voyeurs . Ms Chong gives a pretentious neo feminist explanation of why she's doing it , something along the lines of " I'm doing this because I'll be striking a blow against chauvanism and by being in control of the situation I'll be showing that it's the men who are sluts " . I don't think Ms Chong has thought through he reasons fully . Either that or she's not a great communicator What is obvious is that Annabel Chong is certainly a very unhappy individual who probably needs to use sex in order to boost her esteem in much the same way as a person with a drink problem uses alcohol to boost their self esteem . Sex and alcohol like so many things in life are metaphysical false economies for the human soul . Luckily we see towards the end of the movie the self destruction that being a porn star can bring but Ms Chong unlike the audience can't see the woods for the trees
dell_of_dreams
I think the word weird isn't out of place in a review of this particular film, although the film itself is not exactly weird, or wasn't intended to be, the personality of it's subject is more than a little erratic.Her personality and certainly the viewers perception of her does change throughout the documentary, she goes from confidant and intelligent (and you can't help but respect her this) she seems to know what she's doing and what she wants, but as the film progresses she becomes this confused, unstable and quite pathetic individual, who more than anything seeks her mother's respect and approval, but really doesn't want to work for it.
The film is definately intriguing, but not as a look at the world of porn, for the industry itself isn't the focus of this film, it focuses mainly on just one of it's members, Grace Quek aka Annabel Chong
Recomended viewing
Reggie_Charan
While a compelling film, Sex: The Annabel Chong Story never gives a satisfactory answer to the core question of why the titular character chose to sleep with over 250 virtual strangers in a single day. What could possibly be her motivations? What was she trying to prove? Chong herself makes vague statements about the act being an expression of female sexual empowerment and "an ego trip." Instances of sexual assault and drug abuse in her past are mentioned as well. In the end, however, the viewer is left with no better understanding of why someone would choose to follow such an extreme and potentially heartbreaking path in life. One thing is certain though, Grace Quek is one damaged human being. Playing neither the role of defiant punk slut rebel or vulnerable woman-child entirely convincingly, she ultimately comes across as a very confused young woman searching for an identity. Whether through porn or (hopefully) some more respectable means, you can't help but hope she finds it.