As I looked at the crowd seated around me, prior to the start of the movie, it struck me that for some of the people, this was going to be their first NC-17 movie. Was that enough reason to come see this movie? Maybe that was part of the marketing hook, since the majority of articles I have read talked about the movie’s NC-17 rating for sexual content. For me, there has to be more than gratuitous sex, to go see a movie. Michael Fassbender is Brandon, a mid 30’s man who cannot get enough sex… as long as he is not emotionally involved with the person. His life is thrown into a tailspin when his sister Sissy, played by Carey Mulligan, appears unannounced at his home one day. I thought Carey did a wonderful job of acting and could get an Oscar nomination here.  Michael, overall was good in his role; I just did not find as much depth to it. The film had an interesting look to it, where close-ups would almost be oversized as a counterbalance to the drama of the scene.  Overall I did not feel sympathetic towards Brandon and was left wanting more.

2 3/4 stars

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