‘…due a re-appraisal; it’s actually got a fierce female perspective and dares to look at how to resist controlling men in a fairly unflinching way…'

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 3, 2023

The movie that remains is lovely to look at, but spiritless, a listless coquette. It brings to mind the ads for Calvin Klein’s perfume, Obsession.

| Aug 11, 2022

The ultimate weakness of the film is the contemptibility of its two leads.

| Aug 22, 2019

[VIDEO ESSAY] With its tantalizing title suggesting an ideal timeline for a fetishized affair, Adrian Lyne's beautifully stylized adaptation of Elizabeth McNeill's novel is a milestone of mainstream erotic cinema.

| Original Score: A | May 1, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 10, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jun 3, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 30, 2005

One of the hottest moments in cinema....still!

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 14, 2005

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 13, 2004

A frank depiction of the dynamics of sexual power.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 26, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 2, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 5, 2003

Not nearly as erotic as you've been led to believe. Soem okay scenes, but nothing special.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 14, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 16, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 11, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 2, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 19, 2002

It's an Adrian Lyne picture. Do you need to know more?

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 26, 2002

Aside from the infamous skin scenes, the thing's an unmitigated sleeping pill.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 31, 2002