therunner42

One of the worst movies I have ever seen. The director and screenwriter were clearly trying to be clever and forgot to entertain or even tell a story. The first ten minutes were incredibly long, filled with meaningless shots and scenes that presented a highly critical interpretation of Diana who is represented as narcissistic at best and mentally unstable at worst.

Stewart's attempt at an English accent made it almost impossible to understand which was unfortunate because there are almost no other characters in the film. It also appears to be set only on one very boring weekend. After countless discussions about her wardrobe and stills on a sign where the staff had to be quiet because "they can hear you" we left, went home and streamed an Australian movie instead. The cinemas need to lift their game if they want to survive in a Covid world. This was not worth the risk of going out.

For some reason it has become really cool to say that you hate this book and you hate this movie. I'd actually believe that both were rubbish if it wasn't that fact that one hundred million books were sold and you have to book a couple of days in an advance to see the film.

I loved both. I thought they were funny, romantic and very different. To be honest this is just a really lovely story. It's about a lonely insecure girl who falls in love with a billionaire and helps him overcome a troubled past. It also about a guy who appears to have it all together but just doesn't. Both the main actors Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dorman do a wonderful job bringing these flawed characters to life.

There is a lot of sex and there is some horrible violence. But it's how the characters react to this that makes it compelling viewing. People will tell you there are a lot of flaws in the writing but it's a style, not for everybody, but a style. E.L. James has a degree and she's highly successful; she knows exactly what she is doing.

You may disagree with the themes, you may find some of the movie cliché but trust me you won't be bored and you won't be sorry you went. It's a fantastic movie.