Lady Chatterley's Lover made its highly-anticipated debut on Netflix last week and viewers have wasted no time getting stuck into the steamy romance film.
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Based on the 20th-century novel by D. H. Lawrence, the drama stars Emma Corrin as Lady Chatterley, a woman who pursues an affair with gamekeeper Oliver Mellors (played by Jack O'Connell) after falling out of love with her husband.
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Taking to Twitter, viewers were quick to urge others not to watch the film with their relatives due to the explicit sex scenes.
One person wrote: "I watched the new #LadyChatterleysLover - don't watch it with your mammy," while another tweeted: "Don't watch Lady Chatterley's Lover on loudspeaker when your Mum is visiting."
A third person praised the film: "Well it's not a romcom but I watched Netflix's version of #LadyChatterleysLover this morning and I am still not over it. Give whoever was in charge of blocking out those sex scenes a pay rise. The perfect balance of dirty and beautiful. (Don't watch it with your gran)," while another added: "#LadyChatterleysLover why did I watch this with my mum!"
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Meanwhile, many fans applauded the perfect casting of Jack O'Connell as Oliver Mellors, with one person tweeting: "Jack O'Connell's Oliver is tender, more 'modern', open, attentive, and thoughtful. He such a captivating actor," while another added: "Whoever cast Jack O’Connell as Mellors in Netflix’s #LadyChatterleysLover I hope you have a fantastic December."
© Photo: NetflixViewers praised the chemistry between Emma and Jack
Others praised the chemistry between Jack and Emma. "I really liked #LadyChatterleysLover. It was hot, beautiful, sexy, charming and just…wonderfully romantic. Also, the shots were so stunning, so artistic. Dazzling performances and sizzling chemistry between Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell. The two-hour run time went by so quickly," wrote one fan.
A second viewer added: "This truly was quite good. Amazing chemistry between the leads!"
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