Dull.

chengedmund

score 2/10

Well ..... (if you haven't yet seen it but intend to, best to look away now). Might I say that the romance between Jack & Rose, in "Titanic" (1997), was FAR MORE CAPTIVATING, than this 2nd installment of the "Fifty Shades" franchise. According to an IMDb peer reviewer, this movie actually went nowhere. "This movie is awful, yes, that's the best way to describe this movie. Acting, terrible, the story does not make sense. It's just about sex, and a bad, really poorly written script" (you're better of just watching reruns of soap operas, such as the "The Bold & the Beautiful (1987-)"/ "Days of our lives" (1965-), or even "Passions" (1999-2007) for free on the telly. "The soundtrack stood out, and the cinematography is decent. But once again, its a film baiting TEENAGE GIRLS, to go watch (soft porn) in the movie theater (a second time around"). Its just a shame that the lead couple (Dakota Johnson, "Anastasia Steele", and Jamie Dornan, "Christian Grey") were handed such a boring script (I'm looking at you, Mr Niall Leonard. I don't care if you're married to the author of the books). No character development. And a really dull plot. No twists. No suspense. Viewers have had better sex elsewhere. Finally, KIM BASINGER: HOW DARE SHE BE CAST IN SUCH A TERRIBLE ROLE !! She was Hollywood's DARLING of the 1980s/1990s !! Batman's box office love interest !! I don't care how much she's aged !! Quite disrespectful, in casting her as an "undesirable" (same deal with Bella Heathcote - just so terribly underused). Instead of providing a rating, I'll propose a more appropriate title: "FIFTY SHADES 2: THE VIRTUE, OR IGNORANCE OF RICH PEOPLE AGONIZING OVER LIPSTICK MARKS ON THEIR CHEST". Plus the film would've worked (much, much better) as a comedy. Think Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" (2006). I'm actually not joking about this. P.S: Thank you to my mate Chris for coming to watch this travesty with me. We survived it, bro. High Five.

chengedmund 2 March 2017

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3651593/