There were interesting parts to this movie exploring S&M but I never want to watch it again. Maybe it was the killing of a horse on screen that finally did it, which is odd when there's nipple piercings, genital nailing, and other nasty stuff in here. The story itself is okay, but I never really bought that she'd suddenly fall for Depardieu out of the blue like that. Maybe he's more handsome to french women? Anyway, if you can get over that, you have a story about control that goes to unique places in a setting rarely seen. But it's also quite gross in places.
