9.1/2 Weeks [1985]

Amazon.co.uk Review

Frequently given short shrift as soft porn (which it is) and as mindless (which it isn't), director Adrian Lyne's follow-up to Flashdance (insert own joke here) is a thoughtful, smutty film about a bad sexual relationship. It follows the two-month affair between Elizabeth, an art-gallery dealer, and John, a Wall Street executive. The relationship spirals downward into raunchier sex (filmed, by the way, quite nicely) but principally is about two adults doing adult things but not acting anything like real adults. Attempts at actual human connection, about the longing to be "good", are present here and make this an above-average erotic film. Rourke is just honing his scumbag, bad-boy persona; but it doesn't overwhelm. At least there's lots and lots of Kim Basinger. --Keith Simanton, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews:

when a man loves a woman.......2007-08-05

A perfect duet of Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger makes you forget about everything, lose your head and yourself in the world of love, passion and sexual fantasy.

Perfect style of movie, perfect match of actors - that makes big value of film. Very sensual movie that have nothing to do with all bad things that was said about it.

5 stars for actors, scenario, directing and perfect act.

Sizzlingly Sexy...........2006-11-06

I just love this movie, its a must see for all those who loved 'basic instinct'. Tense, daring, sensuous as well as sexual, this film has it all. It really was before its time and is still very original. Its not just 'erotica' as some would think, there is fantastic and thought provoking storyline. The sexual chemistry between Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger is sizzling and palpable. It stands still as one of the best 'sexual thrillers' a real fight between the heart and the mind. Be prepared for some shocks and some dark moments in this movie, but it is well worth the watch and one for the collection I think!

FULL RANGE OF EMOTIONS, FROM LUST TO DESIRE.......2005-09-06

Usually it's not my game to publish spoilers on this site but fret not, there isn't much to spoil here (were it not for film-like credits and sporadic bursts of tub-thumping music, you might in fact mistake this for a soft core video) -- they meet at a butcher's, eye oh so suggestively, then meet again, and again, and again. That's your film there. Humble apologies.

Both Rourke and Basinger should look fetching to their respective audiences. Their attire showcases delicious variety over all the rendezvous, ranging from wet and clingy to missing in action. Yet they traipse through their shenanigans like cyborgs, hissing much of the time and looking so painfully unsure one has an uncontrollable urge to furnish an obligatory smack on the head and a pointer to get on with it already.

I'm delighted for reviewers here who found something to enjoy in this teenage fantasy yarn -- the delicate vicissitudes of romance, the subtle games thereof, the dynamics of eros, all that jazz.

Frankly, this reviewer would much rather have some semblance of a story, thank you. That failing, some goofy chitchat of the Before Sunrise variety would be fine. But all play and no talk makes 9.5 weeks an awefully dull time. I watched it with a 4x fast-forward, stopping at strategic locations as fitting, but that hardly makes for a recommendation does it.

Fabulous, edge of seat film.......2004-07-01

An attractive art dealer meets a wealthy broker in a a sandwich shop and first what is seen as a passionate relationship spirals into a dangerous affair, a dark obsession. She thinks she has met a wonderfull guy but is fooled by the masquerade he projects, this guy has a hidden agenda and he has caught her in his web. A great film which youd love to watch over again with lots of edge on the seat moments, great believable acting from two of films prestigious names. Is a must buy!

Mixed feelings.......2003-08-05

There aren't many movies that actually attempt to touch the subject of BDSM ("kinky") sex except as a sub-plot demonstrating a particular character's (usually the villain's) perversion. 9 1/2 weeks tries to do so, and the success is mixed.

Most of the tired old cliches appear - and the basic plot that such a relationship is doomed because it's fundamentally exploitative is invalid - yet there are some moments that attempt to capture the sense of thrill and wild excitement that good BDSM can give. With varied amounts of success it can be added.

One day someone, somewhere, who really DOES know what BDSM is will produce a movie that is worthy of it - and that movie will set the world on fire. 9 1/2 weeks is, however, not that movie - even though it tried to be.

9.1/2 Weeks / Showgirls / Body Of Evidence [1985]

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9.1/2 Weeks / Showgirls / Body Of Evidence [1985]
Starring: Mickey Rourke , Kim Basinger , Margaret Whitton , David Margulies , and Christine Baranski
Director: Adrian Lyne
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000CAPYS
Release Date: 2003-09-15

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