The story of a man who is addicted to sex and porn. There are many ways to tell this story and I think Steve McQueen manages to tell it in a fasinating way. Michael Fassbender plays Brandon and man addicted to sex. He is joined by his siser Sissy played by Carey Mulligan who even though it is not fully explored is a very damaged person. These two actors are the main focus point of the moovie and they manage to carry the whole thing. Whenever Michael an Cary are on screen together they bring so much deoth to their characters. There is no real plot behind the movie it is mainly character driven and you want to see these two people grow and pecome better. However as the film progresses you start begin to relize that these two many be to far gone for saving with and ending that will leave you guessing. The movie is NC-17 for very explict sex scenes so you should watch with caution.

It deff earned/deserved the NC-17 rating alot of heavy sexual content. With that said there was nothing erotic about it was filmed in such a way to show that there is something not gross about the protagonists sexual desires and actions but wrong/off. This worked well in getting the messege with the issue of sex obsession. Id say see it if your into this topic, but deff dont if heavy sexual content is not for you. Get a sitter for the kids too...

The 9/11 Era ended on 9/15/08, the day Lehman Bros. filed Chap. 11 and big-time bailouts began. Shame has no pity for NYC. Manhattan serves as the backdrop for over-leveraged sex. Imagine Brandon (Michael Fassbender) working on the floor below the greedheads in Margin Call, calling the same call girls in Inside Job. It's a loveless town in which husbands put big rocks on the hands of their wives and wallow in the city-sex while raising their children in the suburbs hermetically via skype, the same technology used to buy safe sex. As good as Fassbender is (McQueen has given him close-ups that rival what Bergman gave his actors), it is Carey Mulligan's singing of "New York, New York," that rips the national facade of success off the icon. Brandon & Sissy emigrated to the U.S. from Ireland for this, the shame of "success"? While the cinematography often sustains realism shooting scenes w/o cuts, there is also a dynamic scene sequence. No bottom, Just stumble subway to penthouse & back.

Like I said its interesting... Even though the sex addiction issue wasn't directly dealt with, it was interesting to get into the mindset. At times I did feel I was sitting in a room with stranger watching a porn, but I like what makes others feel uncomfortable. Michael fassbender was great, though I wish we could have digged deeper into that brain of his. Carey Mulligan was wonderful. If your into this kind of movie a good recommendation is The Piano teacher, great french movie with all sorts of morbid craziness.

I did not like the film, it felt like it dragged on. I kept waiting for something to happen. Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan were outstanding in their performance. Movie was easy to understand and follow, but if I knew how the movie was going to play out I wouldn't have wasted the money. This is not a movie for kids.