While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.
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- 3 wins & 13 nominations
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- TriviaAna says "I expect you to call me Ana. I don't expect you to fetch me coffee unless you're getting some for yourself, and um, the rest we'll just make up as we go along." Melanie Griffith, Dakota Johnson's mother, said the same thing in Working Girl (1988).
- GoofsIn Christians apartment, several 'set' items changed from the first movie. Even though the writers want you to believe the second film's story picks up shortly after the end of the first film's ending. The art piece on the window wall changed. The large table in front of the window where in the first film he states that he's "Fifty shades fucked up" changed. Most visually obvious was the fireplace. This second film has a much larger one and now there's a TV above it where there was none in the first. The design of the staircase changed dramatically. The door to the playroom was white, but now it's dark.
- Quotes
Anastasia Steele: [while they are in a supermarket, Christian is pushing the cart, looking uncomfortable] When's the last time you went shopping?
Christian Grey: Houston. A week ago.
Anastasia Steele: What'd you buy?
Christian Grey: An airline.
- Crazy creditsIn the theatrical & home media releases, the brief teaser trailer for Fifty Shades Freed (2018) is shown halfway through the closing credits. On the HBO version, the trailer is deleted to go to straight into the shortened Perfect World Pictures logo.
- Alternate versionsThe running time quoted by IMDB, "1h 58m," is for the theatrical release. There is also an extended, unrated version, running about 13 minutes longer. The unrated version includes more sex and nudity and also alternate, more explicit takes, with 2 extended sex scenes plus 1 additional one, wherein the couple engage in sex after a game of billiards. It also has two scenes with Jennifer Ehle as Carla, Dakota Johnson/Anastasia's mother. Ehle is thus only credited in the unrated cut.
- ConnectionsEdited into Funny or Die Presents...: Fifty Shades of DeVito (2018)
- SoundtracksThe Scientist
Written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland (as Jonathan Buckland), Will Champion (as William Champion), Chris Martin (as Christopher Martin)
Performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
Produced by Corinne Bailey Rae & SJ Brown
Corinne Bailey Rae appears courtesy of Good Groove Recording
Featured review
It's really not as dire as many of the armchair critics around here are making out. It's essentially just a well made, but derivative melodrama with some of the old BDSM thrown in to spice things up.
I have to admit I didn't notice much different with the change of directors. It does seem to follow on fairly logically from the first film, but if you're stepping in for the first time, you shouldn't have too many problems picking up the gist of things. I'd never try to argue the storyline is all that deep.
Dakota Johnson makes the film for me. She is a very appealing Ana and carries off the the vulnerable/strong character thing really well. Unlike some of the other reviewers around these parts, I think she succeeds in displaying plenty of chemistry with Christian. And speaking of that well-known male dominant, let me just add that I think Jamie Dornan plays that part quite well. Yes, he does appear kind of wooden and emotion-lite, but that's the way Christian is written in the books. And as many are aware, author EL James had a very big influence in the adaption of her books to the screen. For a start, her hubby Niall Leonard, is the sole script writer! All those expecting a vastly different screen persona of Christian are just whistling into a gale of a wind.
It was fun seeing Kim Bassinger turn up playing Elena, considering she starred in Nine and a Half Weeks, back 30 years or so ago and that film kicked up the same sort of reaction from critics as 50 Shades etc. ( It was also a commercial hit.) I'd never try to deny that the films all share great similarities. But that's Hollywood for you! What goes around, definitely comes back around!
Now about those little balls ...
I have to admit I didn't notice much different with the change of directors. It does seem to follow on fairly logically from the first film, but if you're stepping in for the first time, you shouldn't have too many problems picking up the gist of things. I'd never try to argue the storyline is all that deep.
Dakota Johnson makes the film for me. She is a very appealing Ana and carries off the the vulnerable/strong character thing really well. Unlike some of the other reviewers around these parts, I think she succeeds in displaying plenty of chemistry with Christian. And speaking of that well-known male dominant, let me just add that I think Jamie Dornan plays that part quite well. Yes, he does appear kind of wooden and emotion-lite, but that's the way Christian is written in the books. And as many are aware, author EL James had a very big influence in the adaption of her books to the screen. For a start, her hubby Niall Leonard, is the sole script writer! All those expecting a vastly different screen persona of Christian are just whistling into a gale of a wind.
It was fun seeing Kim Bassinger turn up playing Elena, considering she starred in Nine and a Half Weeks, back 30 years or so ago and that film kicked up the same sort of reaction from critics as 50 Shades etc. ( It was also a commercial hit.) I'd never try to deny that the films all share great similarities. But that's Hollywood for you! What goes around, definitely comes back around!
Now about those little balls ...
- spookyrat1
- Feb 19, 2019
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- 50 Shades Darker
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- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $114,581,250
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $46,607,250
- Feb 12, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $381,545,846
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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