Sadie - Dunkle Begierde

As soon as I realized that Analeigh Tipton was starring in this movie, I did a quick 360 and hit click on Netflix. I remember her from America's Top Model and really liked her. Sadly, I ended up being pretty disappointed this movie. The whole movie I was pretty confused about what was going on. Analeigh looked great and even, the ex was very handsome. But, the weird dark "50 shades are grey" storyline wasn't that great to me. I have to admit though, the twist at the end was a pretty good. I wasn't expecting it and it's the only good thing from the movie.

This is more a psychological thriller than a horror or erotic movie. If you watch it as such it is actually quite good and entertaining.

This was a weird movie. Lots of strange characters and scenes, lots of dream sequences, lots of sex, lots of empty dialogue. A few cheesy scares here and there, and some peculiar but nice visual imagery. I'll give that to the movie, the sets look beautiful, the castle is gorgeous and the visuals in some scenes are odd yet mesmerizing. The movie is a bit too experimental for its own good however, it is hard to take the story seriously when all the movie seems to want to be doing is look artistic and surreal. It also seems to take a few hints from Fifty Shade of Grey, but in a gothic-horror setting. Analeigh Tipton is an interesting actress but deserves better than this weak story-telling. Overall, a very bizarre film that just isn't very good. Added a point for the fine visuals.

I repeat, totally stupid. Gave it two stars because it did keep me in suspense wondering if it really was totally stupid... and it was.

Erotic novelist Sadie Glass (Analeigh Tipton) has a complicated relationship with boyfriend Thierry. At a book reading, she meets Alex who invites her to his palatial estate. She brings along new acquaintance Francesca.

At first, I assumed this to be an arthouse 50 Shades movie. Then there is the turn into an arthouse Euro horror. In the end, it's an Eyes Wide Shut situation with a bit of blood. Its biggest problem is the lack of depth with Sadie. She's a cold fish and there is no way to engage with her character. None of the characters have much depth. The Euro horror could have worked but like the vastness of its palace setting, there is an emptiness to the movie. It has no tension and makes no connection with the audience. This might work if Sadie starts off as a mousy character and the erotic horror starts opening her up. As it stands, there is no character progression either. It has the semblance of style with limited substance.