From a movie addict's point of view I can only say this...
In order to make this movie properly, one should make it a porn movie with an X rating. This movie has some nude scenes but nothing too explicit and that's it's fatal flaw. While the book was so allegedly hot and sexy, the movie failed to capture that because of the rating level they were shooting for. A sex movie without an X rating is about as exciting as a horror movie with a rating of PG-13...
SPOILER ALERT!
So let me see if I got the gist of this story.
A sweet, innocent, nerdy girl from a dysfunctional family who couldn't get laid in a prison full of men is tricked by her lazy friend into interviewing a Man...
He just happens to be a rich, successful, young, handsome pervert, who was mentally scarred as a boy when he was molested at 15 by some rich old lady and is looking for a sweet innocent girl to beat the crap out of on a daily basis to get his jollies.
After a few encounters he tries to woo her into his twisted fantasy land. He also uses written consent forms and all that jazz. The wooing is easy for him, due to his looks and money. She does everything but sign the last form.
Let's throw some reality in here at this point, no man could do what he is doing without good looks or at least money.
And surprise, surprise his twisted ideas not only shock her, they disgust her to the point that she has to leave him and he lets her go, no muss, no fuss.
Yawn.... I read better Penthouse forums...
Once again Hollywood packed the punch (both literally and figuratively) in this film. After all the hype, it was just an S&M drama that didn't titillate anybody... If you liked the book, then watch this film but be warned, it's probably not even close to the book's level of shock & awe that people seem to be going on about...
