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Secretary (2003)

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OFFICE SPACE Spader invades Gyllenhaal's

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Rated: R; Video Release Date: Apr 01, 2003; Genres: Drama, Erotic, Romance; With: Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader; Distributor: Lions Gate Films

By Missy Schwartz

The story of two oddballs' discovery of love through office S&M, Secretary easily could have turned out to be a laughable pseudo-porn. But Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader play repression and loneliness so convincingly and with such wit that they turn the risky premise into a bold, sexy, and splendidly bizarre fairy tale. The sight of Gyllenhaal getting spanked by her boss (Spader) is controversial, to say the least -- and as a feminist, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Posted Mar 31, 2003

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