Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty Shades of Grey
R
Running time: 2 hours 5 minutes
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eloise Mumford, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden, Victor Rasuk, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Max Martini, Callum Keith Rennie, Andrew Airlie, Dylan Neal, Anthony Konechny, Emily Fonda, Rachel Skarsten.

Synopsis
Fifty Shades of Grey is the hotly anticipated film adaptation of the bestselling book that has become a global phenomenon. Since its release, the “Fifty Shades” trilogy has been translated into 51 languages worldwide and sold more than 100 million copies in e-book and print—making it one of the biggest and fastest-selling book series ever.

Review
Strictly a sexploitation flick, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' sugarcoats its underlying theme of sexual abuse against women with effective Valentines Day marketing stunt that's romantic for a certain middle-aged ladies out there. Based upon E.L. James' Twilight fan-fiction/mummy porn, critics were raving about how good the film is compared to the atrociously written worldwide best-seller. Well, I beg to differ as both versions are equally sick and distasteful. Dornan's dominantly fucked-up portrayal of Christian Grey draws revulsion for its sick BDSM fetish, an obsession deemed sexy by the book's target audiences (you know who you are, wink, wink..), while Johnson's Anastasia Steele is as Bella Swan as she could be, sigh. Regardless of how languid the chemistry between Johnson and Dornan gets, there's still a few funny WTF moments around. The sex scenes border on R-rated material and porn, with lots of close-ups on skins and movements, bold nudity with glimpses of full-frontal bits. It's a shame seeing how voracious Johnson's Ana seems during the intercourse, as opposed to Dornan's cool, robotic performance. All in all, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is a pretty wrong flick for the right occasion (Valentine's Day).

Rating
1/5 Stars