Review – 9 1/2 Weeks

I’ve heard from several different sources that this is one of the sexiest movies ever made. Well, if your idea of a hot time is an extended relationship with a psychotic creep played by Mickey Rourke, then this picture ought to get your motor working. Sure, it’s got some legendary scenes, such as the famous refrigerator sequence. But somewhere around midway through it turns into a polished but crass glorification of abusive relationships. Maybe this stuff was popular back in the 80s (where the Sharper Image-intensive art direction clearly came from), but I’d like to think that as a society we’ve outgrown at least some of this. I’m probably wrong, but I’d still like to think it. See if desperate