Powerful! Deep! Real!

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2016)

I was intrigued to see this because of all the bad reviews and the one good one. I thought this movie was great and had great depth. There was good chemistry between them. She was healthy and loved herself enough to say no. He had never met anyone that he couldn't control and had feelings for. He was obviously in need of healing from all the abuse he suffered, and she gave him a taste of what real love is, and set boundaries of what she would and wouldn't accept. She was not seduced by his wealth and power. In real life, I believe people are attracted to others because they trigger unhealed issues within them. She gave him an opportunity to begin to reevaluate his behavior and childhood abuse. She opened his heart as much as he could allow and triggered an opportunity to begin to heal if he so chose. Everything in this movie was consensual between them which confirms our own free choice and what we are willing and unwilling to accept. People can only abuse you if you allow them to. Real love is not abusive. I thought this movie was important and a mirror for all of us in relationships. I admire her strength for being able to walk away and say no, despite her attraction, desire, and love for him. There are great lessons here for anyone who truly wants a healthy and loving relationship and healing of their past issues, which will always follow us into the next relationship until we do the real work of facing, dealing, releasing, and healing our own issues and needs for love. For anyone who has no interest in that, then this is not the movie for you. Relationships are powerful mirrors and an opportunity to heal and evolve. It was a powerful relationship, one in which each will be forever changed and forced to look within. If you are only interested in a superficial, feel good relationship and unwilling to do the deep inner work, I can see why you wouldn't like this movie. I loved it! It was nice to see something real. Powerful!