I couldn't find this movie anywhere, it took months to finally get it in my city, and when it finally arrived, I actually went alone, I simply couldn't wait on a friend to join. I have been that excited to see this film since first reading about it, and I was not disappointed. Michael Fassbender was perfection, not nominating him for Best Actor is as big a travesty as not nominating Ryan Gosling for Drive. This film really isn't about much, it's about a brother and sister that are both addicts. He a sex addict, she a cutter. But the plot of the story is never to find their motivations, which I assumed would've been the goal of the director. But their motivations and their pasts aren't important, because addiction doesn't need a definition, it doesn't need a precursor. The movie follows a sex addict, but a sex addict beyond any realm of understanding normal people could comprehend. To do this, I needed to feel his urge. I had to see he wasn't looking to just have sex, the emotion controlled him, and not the other way around. Fassbender shows zero emotion in the movie, but his desire creates so much emotion that I found myself close to tears at some parts. You could see the pain in his eyes after every sexual encounter. He needed it so badly, but ultimately understands he will never be satisfied. Almost like after finishing with one immediately thinking about the next. I cannot describe enough how brilliant, painful, draining, and wonderful this film is. There are a ton of amazing sex scenes, full male frontal is usually so taboo, but if anyone could've pulled it off, it was Fassbender.
