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Secretary
(Reviewed August 26, 2002)
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Maggie Gyllenhaal is the title character and James Spader her kinky boss in a plot that can be summed up by the old joke, "`Hurt me,' said the masochist. `No,' said the sadist."
Spader likes spanking. Just as Gyllenhaal discovers she likes being spanked, Spader stops. Tension ensues.
The movie's black humor is a little subdued and slow-paced, and the wrapup is way too "Love, American Style," but "Secretary" gets points for being different--and the unconventional-looking
Gyllenhaal turns out to be irresistibly sexy playing a very offbeat but strangely appealing introvert. Also, she removes various items of clothing more than once, and has a pretty hot "working out at the `Y'" scene in a
ladies-room stall, all of which were much appreciated by those of us in the audience with testosterone.
And what boss hasn't wished he could paddle the bare backside of an attractive underling who makes a typo?
Back Row Grade: B-
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