Premiere
"...[A] pleasingly twisted black comedy....Gyllenhaal is an absolute revelation in the title role -- brave, goofy, and ultimately, mind-boggingly sexy..." 09/01/2002 p.18Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...[Gyllenhall] gives a performance of remarkable gutsiness....[She] plays her role with sensuality as well as sensitivity..." 09/01/2002 p.38-9 Film Comment
"...Spader hasn't shown so much twisted depth since SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, and Gyllenhaal's performance is a dynamic force to be reckoned with..." 09/01/2002 p.77 New York Times
"...SECRETARY, a small groundbreaking comedy, is a contemporary Cinderella story with a kink and a wink..." 09/20/2002 p.E12 Los Angeles Times
"...SECRETARY is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout..." 09/20/2002 p.C17 Entertainment Weekly
"...There's a word for an actress who can go from nervous to winsome to raunchy to romantic in a heartbeat and get you to adore her the whole time. The word is star..." 09/27/2002 p.57 USA Today
"...SECRETARY is just too original to be ignored..." 09/27/2002 p.16D Rolling Stone
"...A film of startling humor and feeling....Spader and Gyllenhaal are electric, bringing SECRETARY all the power and compassion it needs..." 10/03/2002 p.113 Sight and Sound
"...Essentially this is a two-hander, with Spader and Gyllenhaal playing off each other superbly..." 06/01/2003 p.54-5 | 
