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(1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 78% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "Secretary explodes with juicy innuendo, even from its opening moments."   Filmcritic.com   Blake French A "Secretary is not a movie about fetishism. It is a movie about passion."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 78/100 "A twisted and very funny rethinking of the romantic comedy genre. Great performances by Spader and Gyllenhaal."   Cinemania   Dan Jardine 1.5/4 "Secretary operates on a level devoid of any plausibility or satisfaction. It's cold, overly-calculated, tasteless and meaningless in nearly every way possible."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes 2.5/4 "Fancy a little S&M? If so, then the kinky Secretary should be right up your alley."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 2/4 "Secretary [is] about as compelling as a Corn Flakes commercial."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "The film was cute and well-acted and tastefully directed and its humor well-placed, but it went nowhere with its muted story."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "The film treats the subject of S&M with a kind of confused interest worthy of Madonna."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B "The relationship between quirky perfectionist lawyer E. Edward Grey (James Spader) and his obsessive secretary Lee (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is uncomfortable and squirmish. Not to mention funny, upbeat and oddly compelling."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "Some people want the ol’ ball-and-chain and then there are those who just want the Ball and Chain."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress 3/4 "Shainberg’s showcase is astutely observant in its exploitative and titillating take on unassuming work-related alienation and the kinky sexual politics that consume the completeness of two lost souls."   TheWorldJournal.com   Frank Ochieng B- "A romantic film designed to make viewers queasy rather than comfortably content...far from a great movie, but Spader's is a great performance."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "A strangely compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "The movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture, and comes across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 8/10 "A sly female empowerment movie, although not in a way anyone would expect."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen C- "A fairy tale romance wrapped within the fantasia of sadomasochistic games, Steven Shainberg's Secretary takes devious routes only to arrive at an old-fashioned finale."   Matinee Magazine   Jeremiah Kipp 2/4 "Even as the stakes are raised in Secretary's sexual give and take, the movie retains its detached, private mood."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 6.5/10 "Worth checking out -- if you get can get past the material -- simply for being so different and intriguing."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 7/10 "A perfect example of a 'small quirky' film ... a really bizarre love story..."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 7/10 "If this is an accurate portrayal of BDSM, it seems like a bit of a bore – but I think that's the point."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2.5/5 "It's an interesting exploration of people finding and accepting themselves and then finding the puzzle piece that fits this new shape."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 2/4 "The one thing that’s consistently involving in Secretary is Maggie Gyllenhaal as the secretary."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest A "it sounds sick and twisted, but the miracle of Shainberg's film is that it truly is romance"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "Contradicts everything we’ve come to expect from movies nowadays. Instead of simply handling conventional material in a conventional way, Secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "Secretary is a love story in very much the same way that Schindler’s List is a comedy."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/4 "Even though Secretary goes down an uncomfortable road, it does so in a way that is refreshingly honest, intelligent, and eminently watchable."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B "Sure, its artistic porn, but porn, nonetheless."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "Secretary” is owned by its costars, Spader and Gyllenhaal. Maggie G. makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and eats up the screen."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "A liberating, kindhearted picture, one whose ending brings with it the feeling that something has finally been shaken free."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 3/4 "The Graduate by way of humiliation and water sports."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 8/10 Read review   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel 3.5/4 Read review   Zertinet Movies   David Johnson 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 7/10 Read review   Dog Pile   Mark R. Leeper 3/4 Read review   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes Read review   Nitrate Online   Cynthia Fuchs Read review   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline  (1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 78% Fresh Page   1