![]() ![]() ![]() Why does she cheat? Why should we care that she cheats? She's painted as this spoiled and deprived woman who you don't feel sorry for,( when, in the book, there's actually a lot that went on in her past that affects her present.) There's no examination of the main character and the relationships she has. There's so much missing as to why this woman has an addiction to sex. But okay, let's say you haven't read the book, or it's been a while since you have. Without giving away any spoilers, basically the main character is addicted to sex, so you would think that there would be a whole lot of exposition, especially with the back drop being dialogue between the main character and a therapist. ![]() Except for the characters and very few key scenes, this could have been a totally unrelated movie. But boy oh boy does this adaptation go waaaaay beyond taking liberties. I've come to accept "Based on the book/novel/bestseller/etc" as a disclaimer that if you have read the book you should probably expect the movie to be LOOSELY based, with kudos given to movies who stick to the book while keeping the cinematic liberties to a minimum. When I first saw that there was a movie coming out, I was excited and apprehensive at the same time. ![]() Reviewed by freetobemeeva 3 / 10 nope nope nope. ![]()
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