I think it was an excellent movie

Rating: 9/10 (10 February 2016)

I have the impression that I must be too much of a romantic type woman with a strong character - I can see myself in Anastascia in some ways. I believe moviegoers are watching this film based on the big talk about sadism and sex scenes. These things do exist in the world and must be discussed and even shown. No one seems to see that this is a beautiful love story, in which the WOMAN is the dominant character and naïve as she may be, intelligent and mainly in love, she changes a relationship from what he requires and learns from her. With her denials, he suffers and sees how wrong he has been and finds out he has NEVER been in love before. The sex he was so proud of performing was ill, sickening. So much so that he hid it from his own family - he was ashamed. He knew he was sick. He knew he was a loser. But love is more powerful. I do think that in the written trilogy, sex could have been cut out a lot and that the author could have possibly more deeply developed the beautiful love the couple experienced. And talking about the actors, Dakota and Jamie's chemistry was just it - a perfect couple. Congratulations chiefly to Sam Taylor-Johnson, a truly intelligent woman and extraordinary director. Her expertise, savoir faire and understanding of what was endeavored, will be missed in the next two films. many people must think the way I do. look at the box office and the instant projection of the actors. it was just not only sex... just my personal thoughts...