Therapeutic as a stand-alone movie

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2020)

He is a controlling, manipulative jerk and was not portrayed as sexy. All along, this was the story of a naive young lady who is blinded by the combination of money, outward physical attractiveness, and a misguided sense of what love is.
It starts as fun, like any romance with a manipulative jerk, and gradually reveals who he really is. We see signs that she is in over her head and wrestling with whether she can leave him.
In my opinion, it should have ended the way it did, with her knowing that she had to leave him, even though her feelings would never stop. Adding sequels belittles her empowering decision.
To anyone who has been in a toxic or abusive relationship, this movie can heal by showing how hard it can be to leave.