it was pretty interesting

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2015)

There definitely are spoilers in this review so if you are going to read it-- only read it if you have already watched the movie!!
I hadn't planned on watching this movie. Actually, I was opposed to watching this movie (d/t the S&M content i had heard was in it) in the beginning. However, I found myself in a town where I know no one and my husband is out of town for a few months. I went to the nearest theater and this movie was the only movie that was playing in the next 30 min that seemed like the most appealing at the time.
I am totally against the whole S & M thing. However, when watching this movie and learning about "his" background (what he knew about his birth mother, being adopted and his 6 year relationship with his mother's friend) and how he explains his "knowing people" it made sense.
I don't understand why people were so disappointed by it. I wasn't expecting explicit sex scenes.. or a deep drawn out explanation of why he was the way he was, etc.. it seemed harmless enough. He didn't seem to be much older than her-- what? maybe 3 or 4 years older? How was he creepy? He seems young enough to still be trying to figure out what love and relationships are all about. It didn't seem he was looking for a submissive-- that was all he knew, it seemed like he was looking for an equal.
I like the ending and how it mirrored their beginning.. good twist there!! For a movie I expected to "totally dislike"-- it was actually pretty good.