Beware of any movie labeled as an erotic thriller. Erotic is one of those terms that gets thrown around, yet there is never anything good about that term. While there may be some fans of adult content who disagree with me, I would argue that the adult content you watch never describes itself as erotic. The word erotic comes in when the content isn't sexy enough to be lude. "Want to get sort of turned on yet scared too? Try our erotic thriller!"
This one stars Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes in the two spicy lead roles. The movie is based off of a book, but the movie takes the erotic storyline between the two main characters and runs with it. It was the director's first American language film, and also his last. Is there any surprise there?