Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
4/4
Alaine - wrote on 12/09/2011
A heart-warming romance showing that there just might be somebody for everybody. Not for the closed-minded or judgmental folks. You'll know if you'll be OK with this movie in the opening scene. Maggie Gyllenhaal is wonderful and James Spader is his usual intense self.
Rating of
3.5/4
Unknown - wrote on 05/14/2011
Handles the subject of S&M carefully, with humor and insight. The characters are great and the romance is believable. Maggie delivers a great performance.
Rating of
3.5/4
gideon43 - wrote on 05/26/2010
A Rom-Com with a difference, Secretary treads a fine line veering from the uncomfortable to the downright weird. A love story that is honest, refreshing and utterly absorbing with two of the finest acting performances you will ever see. This is a film that is completely un-PC and it may shock and it may disturb but it is always riveting viewing. The two main characters may be a little strange and twisted but you still end up rooting for them all the same. Open your mind, throw off the shackles and enjoy one of the best films of the Noughties.
Rating of
3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/22/2008
Can S&M become mainstream? Probably not, but at least Secretary presents something disdained and presents it as natural, funny, even beautiful thing. It may not change minds, but maybe it will open some.
Rating of
2.5/4
Josh C - wrote on 12/13/2006
A very interesting movie that takes the topic of S&M and makes it seem a bit more understandable. James spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal's chemistry is nothing short of great.
