It's a rare thing to watch a porno that takes a look into the reality of the porno business. Gia: Portrait of a Porn Star does just that. While this movie is a true porno with eight sex scenes and a whole disc of extras, it also is interspersed with interviews with industry people. These interviews support the dramatized plot of the film and add a bittersweet edge of reality to its story.

Gia (Sunny Leone) was a porn star who burst onto the scene boasting her beautiful looks and casual attitude towards sex. Gia was a great lover of women, and that shines though in this film with several titillating girl-on-girl scenes that were filmed with the ladies in mind. They involve steamy foreplay, my favourite being when Gia beckons to her makeup artist (Tori Black) during a photo shoot to come join. They make out with a chain link fence between them, pressing their bodies against the chains and kissing through the gaps.

Gia quickly became a big name, but not without her share of ups and downs. This film documents her tumultuous relationship with fellow porn actor Drrty (Ariel King BJ), her affair and eventual relationship with her makeup artist and her tragic spiral down into the world of drugs. It's a classic enough story, but it is told well and supported by interviews with the folks who knew and worked with her.

The camera work is really beautiful when it comes to seeing the women's cunts. I find that a lot of porn shows pussies as this simple kind of hole. In Gia you see plenty of labia being spread, a few peeks inside and clits being flicked. It probably doesn't hurt that Sunny has this big beautiful clit and dark little labia that look like a butterfly. There is a bit more variety in the ladies junk department than there usually is in porn with is both refreshing and beautiful!

While there is plenty of plot to go around during this 2 hour + film, there's also a menu option to watch just the sex scenes.

The first scene is between Sunny and Monica Mayhem who plays the smokin' hot photographer shooting Gia's first erotic spread. After Gia demands that the photographer make it clear that this is to be a naked photo shoot they take some pictures and then take it to the couch. Have I mentioned that Monica Mayhem is incredibly sexy and has an accent to boot?

Scene two is the aforementioned scene between Sunny and Tori Black where they start out making out with a chain link fence between them. They continue their little encounter at Gia's apartment and have a grand old time of it.

When Gia arrives at her first day on a porn set, she watches Breanne Benson and Bill Bailey go at it. The two are romantic with each other and Gia seems convinced that she could give it a go.

Scene four is at the porn studio where Gia does her first scene with Drrty. The two hit it off and make that first scene into a relationship that is volatile and sex-fueled. After they break it off they are forced to have sex again but on camera. This fifth scene is somewhat violent and hard to watch at times, but the power dynamic can also be sexy. It's a more aggressive scene than any other in the film.

Scene six is Sunny and Tori Black again. These two have a great chemistry and in the film they begin a relationship that will last until the end of the movie. They have a great time together and include toys in their play as well.

Scene seven and eight are meant to be scenes that Gia is directing. The first is between Lexi Belle and Dale Dabone. They manage to bang out a good scene even though Gia is nodding off in the directors chair. Scene eight is Jennifer Dark and Ryan Driller.

As I said, this movie comes with a whole disc of extras with Behind the Scenes, Interviews and a Poto Gallery.

I wasn't sure if I would like this movie but it turns out that I really enjoyed it. I became quite intrigued with the plot and Sunny's all-lady scenes were particularly thrilling to me. I've given it four out of five stars.