Stometer
Save your money for something good and enjoyable
Portia Hilton
Blistering performances.
Maleeha Vincent
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
Kayden
This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
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...
Chris Bright
A number of the comments here seem way off the mark to me. Saying this woman is messed up & needs therapy and going on to complain that she's ugly says more about the commenter than the commented upon in my view.I guess all documentaries are constructed in such a way as to put forward an argument, but here again, some people are complaining about hidden agendas whereas others are complaining that not enough conclusions are drawn and demanding pat psychological explanations. It seems to me that the film presents you with the facts and asks you to decide for yourself what to think about them, and that that's no bad thing.I liked Grace by the end of the film. It's clear she has some issues and she's chosen a pretty unconventional way of working through them, but I don't think it's anyone's place to judge her. I'm glad to hear she's made some money from the documentary at least and seems to be doing OK in her new life as a computer geek. Interesting use of the word "geek" actually - now means computer buff, used to mean circus freak.
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.
Infofreak
'Sex' raises more questions than it answers. Particularly what exactly was director Gough Lewis trying to achieve here, what is his relationship with Annabel Chong and what does she think she is going to get out of this? The porn industry is sleazy. We know that. People are exploited. We know that too. Chong is profoundly screwed up. Not much of a surprise there. She unconvincingly uses feminist psycho-babble to justify her actions. Okay. All this documentary does is make Chong look pathetic and misguided. We never understand what REALLY motivates her to participate in such extreme behavior as "the world's biggest gang bang". There are no genuine insights about Chong, or sexuality, or human relationships, or anything else. In that sense this movie is a failure, but an interesting one. Worth a look, just don't expect much.