▁the ▁site ' s ▁highest ▁rating ▁of ▁" X C rit ic ▁Pick " ▁for ▁the ▁Bl u - ray ▁and ▁DVD ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁Houston ▁compared ▁the ▁film ▁with ▁selected ▁films ▁tour ing ▁independent ▁film ▁festiv als ▁and ▁director ▁Tra vis ▁to ▁main stream ▁director , ▁Steven ▁S oder berg h ▁and ▁his ▁film ▁The ▁Girl friend ▁Exper ience . ▁Gram ▁Pon ante ▁of ▁flesh bot . com ▁describes ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁a ▁" main stream ▁film ▁that ▁happens ▁to ▁have ▁sex ▁in ▁it ". ▁ ▁Sex ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 0 5 ▁agreed ▁with ▁Pon ante ' s ▁assess ment ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁" th ought fully ▁acted , ▁beautiful ly ▁shot , ▁and ▁sp ars ely , ▁eleg antly ▁orch estr ated ", ▁yet ▁fault ing ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁" t ired ▁cl ich es " ▁including ▁child hood ▁sexual ▁ab use , ▁self - lo ath ing , ▁self - dest ruction ▁through ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁sex ▁industry , ▁and ▁sub cons ci ously ▁cry ing ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁sav ior . ▁Sex ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 0 5 ▁expressed ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁profession als ▁from ▁the ▁adult ▁film ▁industry , ▁which ▁operated ▁on ▁the ▁legal ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁f ence , ▁would ▁present ▁a ▁film ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁illegal ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁sex ▁industry , ▁the ▁film ▁industry ' s ▁" m arg inal ized ▁tw in ". ▁The ▁web ▁site ▁summar ized ▁their ▁review ▁stating , ▁" If ▁[ the