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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : ''Secretary'' approaches the tricky subject of sadomasochism with a stealthy tread, avoiding the dangers of making it either too offensive, or too funny. Because S/M involves postures that are absorbing for the participants but absurd to the onlooker, we tend to giggle at the wrong times. Here is a film where we giggle at the right times. more...
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3/4
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : Secretary is just your regular, garden-variety romantic comedy with heavy doses of S&M/B&D. For those used to Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks exchanging chaste kisses, the content of this motion picture is going to seem awfully far out on the proverbial limb. The movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture, and comes across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle. more...
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3.5/
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efilmcritic.com - : Romantic comedies are usually films that I avoid at all costs but 2003 saw the release of two such movies that have won me over. The first was PT Anderson’s Punch Drunk Love and now comes Steven Shainberg’s Secretary. The reason being is that they both have very original storylines, they feature characters that are not necessarily successful, attractive or mentally stable and they do not star Richard Gere or Hugh Grant. more...
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4/5
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