A Super Simple Look at the Movie "Desire"

What Is This Movie About?

Desire is a movie you can watch on Netflix. It is one of those steamy (sexy) thrillers that tries to get people to watch by promising kinky (unusual or taboo) stuff, but it ends up being a bit silly and not very good.

• It feels exactly like what you’d expect: a tawdry (cheap and trashy), unintentionally funny mess.
• It was made to attract eyeballs (viewers) looking for kinky content, but under false pretenses (it doesn’t really deliver).

Why Does Netflix Keep Making These?

You might wonder why Netflix keeps making movies like Desire. The answer is simple: because people keep watching them!

• Most people are private (and sometimes public) about being sexual, especially at home.
• Streaming movies are watched at home, where you feel comfortable.
• They are cheap to make: you just need a few good-looking actors and a bedroom-like set.
• They are easy to watch: you don’t have to think hard, just enjoy the obvious stuff.
• This type of movie never makes genuinely good films, but Netflix won’t stop making them.

Important Point: We should probably retire (stop making) this subgenre (category) of movie, but Netflix is never going to let us!

The Story of Desire

Desire is not to be confused with Dark Desire or other similar titles. Here’s the basic tale:

• A well-to-do (rich/upper-class) woman has a lightly forbidden romance with her daughter’s younger swimming coach.
• The movie pretends to be raunchier (sexier) than it is, with long but tame sex scenes.
• In the final part (third act), everything gets laughably bonkers (crazily silly).

The Characters

• Lucero (played by Ludwika Paleta) and Fernando (José María Yazpik): married a long time, seen as a perfect couple, but privately have a boring, sexless life. Both think about inviting others into the bedroom but won’t say it.
• Matias (Óscar Casas): the new swimming coach for their daughter, Viviana (Pilar Pascual). Lucero starts a taboo (forbidden) relationship with him.
• There is also a son who the reviewer forgot existed twice, even though he matters to the plot (in a confusing way).

How the Movie Plays Out

Director Teresa Simone sets up the start okay. You sort of believe it:

• Lucero is about 20 years older than Matias, but she looks young, so it’s not as shocking as the movie wants.
• Later, things get stupid: a death happens, the story flips, and it ends "happy" only if you think emotionally and morally bankrupt (broken and wrong) is happy.
• The thriller parts fail because they can’t rely on sexiness and don’t work as a real suspense movie.

The Acting

The actors try their best:

• Paleta does most of the hard dramatic work.
• Casas starts strong but becomes whiny (complaining) later.
• Fernando drifts in and out but is believable sometimes.
• Pascual is fine as a pretty, naïve (innocent) girl.

Why It’s a Dud

Movies like this lure kinky viewers with NSFW (not safe for work = sexy) scenes. But:

• Desire only has a couple, and they’re nothing new.
• None of the copycats of 365 Days match its shock value; they feel half-hearted.
• When sex is your main sell and even that’s bad, it’s a dud (failure).
• The movie is also very darkly lit (hard to see), so maybe it should’ve been called Dark Desire.

Important Point: The only fun of Desire is seeing how dumb it gets — not the sex, not the story.

Summary

Desire is a typical Netflix erotic thriller: cheap, silly, and made because people watch them. It has a boring marriage, a taboo fling with a swimming coach, and a crazy ending. The acting is okay, but the movie fails as a thriller and doesn’t deliver on its sexy promises. It’s a mess best skipped unless you like laughing at bad films.

FAQ

1. Is Desire the same as Dark Desire?
No! They are different shows/movies with similar names. Desire is the one reviewed here.

2. Why do people watch movies like Desire?
Because they are cheap, easy to watch at home, and people are curious about sexy stories — so Netflix keeps making them.

3. Should I watch Desire for the sex scenes?
No. There are only a few, they’re tame, and they’re not as wild as the movie hints. You won’t see anything new.

4. Does Desire have a good ending?
It has a "happy" ending only if you count emotionally and morally bankrupt as happy. It’s weird and unsatisfying.

5. Is the movie scary or a good thriller?
Not really. The thriller parts are poorly done and silly, so don’t expect real suspense.