Not as bad as people are saying

Rating: 7/10 (15 February 2015)

I give the overall movie a MEH+ rating, however I think this movie was saved by the girl playing Anastasia, Dakota Johnson.
I saw it with my wife for Valentines day on a double date with our gaming friends. I went into it thinking it was going to be the worst 2.5 hrs of my life, especially after seeing the low rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It wasn't that bad.
My wife said that Anastasia was supposed to be homely and the main guy Christian was supposed to be super hot and out of her league. Well, the actress playing her was hard 10 ( I mean, come on, Don Johnson and Melanie Griffiths daughter isn't going to be hot?) , so the story of how easily he got into her pants didn't make much sense. And I could give or take all the sex scenes, they didn't help nor hurt the movie.
However there was some excellent acting, especially on the part of Dakota and you could really empathize with the girl and could tell she had strong feelings for Christian. Most of the dialogue was forgettable, but several of the scenes stick in your mind. My wife had read the books and hated the movie because of all the stuff she said was missing from the film. It didn't seem like anything was quickly glossed over from a non-readers standpoint, so I would say that didn't affect the movie.
If this movie did nothing other than introduce the world to the acting of Dakota Johnson, I say good enough for me.