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At first, when I saw the major rating here qualifying (as usual) that a erotic thriller was quite down I was thinking about the major issues some viewers have with similar projects where only a specific target audience will enjoy it (but they won't say a word in here, myself included) and others one who'll just label as another ridiculous thing. However, this one didn't get me and I could almost say the whole experience was bad but not really, there were some cool moments but the majority of it doesn't make it even watchable, it's more like skippeable, if needed just watch for the sex scenes or to admire to actor/actress you like. "50 Shades" and "365 Days" are guilty pleasures of mine, I can handle, but this one was tough to endure.

It comes from a book that apparently was a hit but I only heard about such after the movie. All the cliches in those genres are feature here: a hard working girl (Giovanna Lancellotti) falls for an insanely hot yet mysterious guy (Leandro Lima) and after that a series of dangerous situations will stand in between with things they discover along the way. Difference in this case is that pretty girl was already committed early in the story, with a cheater (Micael) of whom she abandons hence the original title that goes for "The Upside of Being Cheated" rather than Netflix international promotional "Burning Betrayal" (easy to be remembered).

The book of cliches is ridiculous and nauseating, all the characters are hot or pretty, all lives seem well except for a couple of things, sex scenes must have some seductive music (which usually makes things quite lame) and ultimately when the dangers come...you'll probably know of whom comes from since the writers fail to create an expanded deck of cards, meaning limited numbers of characters make the charade easier to solve. I knew it all along who would be against the scheme revolving the young lawyer and the judge.

The mentioned franchises had some positive stuff on them, there are softcore with better elements as well, but this one was problematic from scene one, really sufferable that I had to stop after a while and continue later on (and usually those films make you going all the way cause all the thrilling elements push you to it). I know the viewership of this around the globe but trust me, Brazil has made a lot better and sexier than this and on decades before - but I won't complain about the pairing here, they make a nice couple if you ignore their dialogues together).

The good things that came from here: the helpful friend/co-worker (Bruno Montaleone); her best friend (Camilla de Lucas), a nymphomaniac who gives her all the best advices and I loved her ending in the story (but you don't get to see her in action with the guys); and the mystery revolving the judge was pretty good and it didn't revolve about a childhood trauma that makes the man sees women in a different way. It felt something real and quite unique in terms of film, I must say.

Basic generic stuff, overdone and mostly boring with some spicy moment. Just went forward out of curiosity and got a somewhat waste of time. 4/10.

It was so boring that I needed a pause or two. It has some nudity and tries to be an erotic thriller without any success. It fails also at being a thriller.

It has some "inovations", some scenes more close to real life, things done different than the majority of the stream productions of these days but fails to win any point because is still boring.

As of 2023, this has 3.8 point that I thing is about right.

Really cannot relate with any of actors, maybe they try their best but cannot feel anything, even in the tense scenes is still something missing, but al least some real life situations are present: dating struggles, how attractive are the money without effort, etc.

Trash.. waisted hour and a half of my life.. althought I had a good laughter on acting because it was so horrible that ended up funny. If I could rate it with minus grade, I would.

Whole erotic part of movie is sooo terribly done that looks more like some erotic movie parody than whatever they try to go with this..

movie plot was obvious since the beginning.

Whoever directed this trash is, I hope, is some amateur, because otherwise it makes it even worse.

The whole story of this movie doesn't make any sence.

The acting also was on amateur level.

Music in the movie I don't even want to loose words on it how terrible it was.

Pure trash!

"Burning Betrayal" is unabashedly focused on explicit adult content. If it revealed any more, it might have been better suited for platforms like Pornhub.

It leans heavily on intimate scenes and nudity.

The narrative is thin, centering around a woman betrayed by her fiancé, despite their five-year relationship on the verge of marriage. SO , He has been cheating on her for two years.

Unfortunately, the film lacks a compelling plot and character development, offering little beyond a tired storyline.

The explicit nature of the content may align more with platforms like Pornhub or X Videos.

Nevertheless, the cinematography is commendable, showcasing a well-executed aspect of the film - the nudity.

I watched this expecting a steamy thriller. Instead I got soft porn with a bit of a storyline. If you like looking at naked or near naked bodies, of both genders, there are plenty of scenes to choose from. Inevitably all the actors have impeccable physiques and the sex scenes do show some imagination in terms of activities and positioning. It couldn't really have got more explicit without having to be differently categorised. I just wish that the thriller part of the narrative was more pronounced. I got the impression that the sex scenes were really the driving force for the narrative rather than the crimes. It was well acted nonetheless.