Not the worse movie out there but disturbing when you actually think about it

Rating: 5/10 (25 May 2015)

Warning : Possible spoilers OK, so i've read all 3 books. Not the greatest piece of literature but i actually liked it, although found #3 the most interesting. Considering how explicit the books were I curious to see how they would bring this to the big screen without it just turning into a Porn film. Watching the film i thought it was much over-hyped about the s%$ scenes. The scenes are very short and these days, you see just as much nudity/action on a TV show like Game of Thrones. Now, these books were written as a romance, but it's a very confusing version of romance and a very confusing understanding of BDSM. Now, the film could have been romantic ... billionaire falls for Average Jane, they fall in love and the scenes in the Glider/helicopter are a bit romantic (hey, who wouldn't want a Billionaire to sweep them of their feet and take them on a helicopter ride) But... this is no romantic film and having now watched it on Blu ray, when you watch it again, you realise how controlling Christian is over Ana and it is really disturbing to watch. I found the final scenes in the film difficult to watch. The spanking thing was not out of pleasure or some kinky BDSM thing, it was out of control and it really was hard to watch. There is no real chemistry between the stars or that they geniuinely loved one another. I can see why people are up in arms that this film promotes domestic violence. Before i saw the film, i thought that was rubbish just based on the book, but the film just seem to potray a real control freak who just thinks about hurting his girlfriend for cheap thrills. It's sad that this film tries to disguise itself as a romance or even a film about BDSM, but it barely covers that sort of stuff. It really is just a film about a messed up guy and his messed up relationship. I thought i liked this film initially but watching it again, i'm not really sure. As for the acting well, there are heaps of well known actors in this film but they get barely any screen time. So many characters from the books, quickly slotted in for a few minutes screen time with no real purpose. I like Jamie Dornan but i didn't think there was any chemistry between him and Dakota Johnson. I don't think she was a very good fit for the role. Overall, not the worse movie i've ever seen, but it is definitely a bit on the disturbing side as a disturbed romance.