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[MaggieMae]

Secretary (2002)

Lee (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is finally released from a mental institution after undergoing treatment for self-mutilation. After taking a secretarial course, she is hired as a secretary for a successful attorney (James Spader). The self-hating Lee and the egomaniacal lawyer find that they can satisfy each other's sexual desire by engaging in a sadomasochistic relationship. This dark subject is explored with a tinge of humor. Very erotic. Not for the squeamish. Gyllenahaal who was Batman's girlfriend received a Golden Globe nomination for this one. Well-deserved.

9 out of 10.

That movie had something for everyone who likes to try to figure out the human psyche! I think it's become one of those Hollywood calls "cult" movies.

At the time I saw it, I was also hooked on "Boston Legal" so it was fun watching James Spader finally fulfilling the fantasies he often had playing lawyerly Alan Shore!