Featured Audience Ratings

• Jim H

  
  A Wall Street tycoon engages an art dealer in three months of sexual gamesmanship. I write this as straight as I can: "Damn, Mickey Rourke was hot." (Notice the lack of an exclamation point; it wouldn't be straight with an exclamation point.) His smoldering glances,… More
  A Wall Street tycoon engages an art dealer in three months of sexual gamesmanship. I write this as straight as I can: "Damn, Mickey Rourke was hot." (Notice the lack of an exclamation point; it wouldn't be straight with an exclamation point.) His smoldering glances, his soft demands, and even his plaintive "I love you" make him irresistible, and because of his energy, we can sympathize more with Elizabeth who finds herself enmeshed in John's world. I have a friend who argues that Bella from the <i>Twilight</I> films is a strong heroine because it takes strength to surrender. Though I disagree with my friend, her theory stayed in my head throughout <i>9 1/2 Weeks</i>. Is Elizabeth a strong character? I think so, and I think my friend's theory has more applicability here than it does in <i>Twilight</i>. More to the point, Elizabeth represents a change in feminists in film as she serves her own sexual gratification at the same time she gratifies. I didn't think the subplot involving Elizabeth's ex-husband was well-developed, and what was the point of the violent alleyway mugging? Also, the film takes on a repetitive quality as it alternates between scenes with John and Elizabeth and scenes with Elizabeth's head rolled back in her work chair, thinking about John; it's a pattern that quickly becomes tiring. Overall, this is an interesting film within the context of feminist film theory, and it comes from Adrian Lyne, who is a master of the sensual and sexual.

• Spencer S

  
  *Gag. *gag. It's very hard to get through this film without the previous abhorrence and actions. Supposedly an erotic "drama", I've seen bowel movements more dramatic than this excuse for soft core porn on the screen. A young Basinger and even younger Rourke… More
  *Gag. *gag. It's very hard to get through this film without the previous abhorrence and actions. Supposedly an erotic "drama", I've seen bowel movements more dramatic than this excuse for soft core porn on the screen. A young Basinger and even younger Rourke headline this catastrophe as intelligent and highly paid individuals who fall in love and have sex all over the city. Rourke has the personality of a pen, often creepily smiling while administering whatever form of S&M on Basinger, which is apparently supposed to fuel the film, but just titillates some messed up people, and makes me, as previously stated, gag. Plagued by an eighties soundtrack, a pithy script, and a series of scenes that either don't make sense, or annoy to the point of self-hatred for sitting down and watching it, 9 1/2 makes for an uncomfortable and often difficult view. Good for a gander into the Rourke of the eighties, in order to compare next to the steroids mess of the present, but otherwise, repress this like it were childhood trauma.

• Randy T

  
  Superficial and self-indulgent titillation. It seems ironic to say that Adrian Lyne's characters aren't 'fleshed-out' because flesh is all they really are. The entire film is an artsy facade, an effigy to 80's materialism that's devoid of meaning or… More
  Superficial and self-indulgent titillation. It seems ironic to say that Adrian Lyne's characters aren't 'fleshed-out' because flesh is all they really are. The entire film is an artsy facade, an effigy to 80's materialism that's devoid of meaning or substance.

• AJ V

  
  A predictable romance drama, I don't know why people used to talk about it so much, it's not that good. It's not even very romantic.

• Conner R

  
  Probably one of the most emotionally disturbing movies ever made. If you're looking for a fun 80s romantic comedy, this is not it. It's more of a psychological thriller about a borderline psychopath who takes interest in a divorced woman. Mickey Rourke is extremely scary and… More
  Probably one of the most emotionally disturbing movies ever made. If you're looking for a fun 80s romantic comedy, this is not it. It's more of a psychological thriller about a borderline psychopath who takes interest in a divorced woman. Mickey Rourke is extremely scary and charming as a wallstreet power man, his intesity is off the charts. Kim Basinger gives what I feel is her best performance as a really wounded person in need of someone to love her and take care of her. The story works extremely well in the given setting and time period, analyzing the decade's stereotypes and the roles of men and women. You can't find a more moody visual style, which was one of the most expressive parts of the movie. It's really one of the most unique movies ever made, i've never seen anything like it.

• Chris G

  
  Let’s just say it right now: 9 ½ Weeks is really a high end Skinemax flick. There’s no plot. There’s no real acting. There’s nothing believable in this thing. You could hyave replaced Kim Basinger with Marilyn Chambers and Mickey Rourke with any random Hollywood actor under… More
  Let’s just say it right now: 9 ½ Weeks is really a high end Skinemax flick. There’s no plot. There’s no real acting. There’s nothing believable in this thing. You could hyave replaced Kim Basinger with Marilyn Chambers and Mickey Rourke with any random Hollywood actor under the age of thirty and make the same quality of film. The story goes like this: John (Rourke) meets Elizabeth (Basinger), who runs an art gallery in New York. He flirts. She says no. Then says yes. They do the no pants dance. John humiliates her. She almost leaves. No pants dance. Repeat. There’s your film. Basinger’s character is a dishrag not only for John, but for the film itself. She’s just set dressing and that’s it. No real depth at all. John is even more shallow. He wears a siuit, works in an office, and is really into humiliation. The only use for this film a quarter of a century later is to make us realize that at least we’re not aging as bad as Mickey Rourke. This film is crap.

• Leigh R

  
  It was okay. I can't ever imagine why people thought/think that Rourke was/is hot. UGH!

• Jason S

  
  Soft core porn.

• Dean !

  
  A very steamy film, but unfortunately not much of a story.

• Cindy I

  
  Anybody who thought this movie was hot needs to move out of their parents' basement and meet some grown-ups. After reading the book, this was an incredible letdown. This film should have been about a destructive sado-masochistic relationship. Instead it was turned into a story… More
  Anybody who thought this movie was hot needs to move out of their parents' basement and meet some grown-ups. After reading the book, this was an incredible letdown. This film should have been about a destructive sado-masochistic relationship. Instead it was turned into a story about a man who can't love and the woman who loves him. What a total waste of time.

• Deb S

  
  This is a dark love story about male dominance, female submission, letting go of your inhibitions; that tells of the relationship between a man (Mickey Rourke) and woman (Kim Bassinger) who meet, hit it off passionately, a story that is not so happily ever after, with a few sexy… More
  This is a dark love story about male dominance, female submission, letting go of your inhibitions; that tells of the relationship between a man (Mickey Rourke) and woman (Kim Bassinger) who meet, hit it off passionately, a story that is not so happily ever after, with a few sexy scenes sprinkled throughout. The film attempts to show that woman is best wooed by engaging her senses hence the use of blind folds and we see Rourke's character continuously finger feeding Bassinger (looked more like shoveling food into her mouth) which is meant to look sensual, but I find it hard to believe that this film was EVER found erotic. I have to admit that the only thing that kept me going was gazing at the young and stunning Mickey Rourke who is just so hot in this movie and great to look at.

• Joseph E

  
  I can argueabely say this is Unromantic, melod-ramatic nonsense.

• Richard F

  
  Life is made up of more than the sum of its moments. Mickey Rourke may be the greatest living actor, and the soundtrack is worth the recommendation alone. This movie has sort of an unorthodox suspense to it, but it all pays off in the end in what is a sobering case study into life,… More
  Life is made up of more than the sum of its moments. Mickey Rourke may be the greatest living actor, and the soundtrack is worth the recommendation alone. This movie has sort of an unorthodox suspense to it, but it all pays off in the end in what is a sobering case study into life, love, lust, trust, relationships and the contrast between the extremes of the male and female psyche. Great film.

• Linda K

  
  First thing first, there is no plot whatsoever. No beginning, no middle, but strangely there's an ending! However, there is other things that happen in the film which, i guess, makes it less boring. Plus, as a woman, watching the deliciously gorgeous Mickey Rourke doing his… More
  First thing first, there is no plot whatsoever. No beginning, no middle, but strangely there's an ending! However, there is other things that happen in the film which, i guess, makes it less boring. Plus, as a woman, watching the deliciously gorgeous Mickey Rourke doing his thing makes the film easier to watch. Basically, watch the film is you have some spare time only, otherwise it doesnt worth it that much!

• Quinto W

  
  The film is as erotic as your grandma's douchebag. It's a lifeless, laughable mess.

• Leo L

  
  Intriguing.

• Chad R

  
  Hey I remember watching this on Skinamax!

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