I blame myself for not checking the rating. I saw the trailer and expected it to be heartbreaking and there to be tears, but I did not expect the explicit nature. I feel that the actors played their roles really well and all deserve notariety for them, but I don't feel it was necessary for it to be so graphic. I have to pray to God, periodically, to remove the images from my head. I just think the movie would have been better if less sexually graphic. Whatever you decide is your choice, but if you are a true Christian, I promise you, you will want to skip this film.