I have not read the books. Did not intend to watch the film.

Rating: 4/10 (28 February 2015)

A spontaneous trip to the cinema resulted in the 'interesting' experience of watching 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. Honestly, my only two thoughts during the film were: is this young adult woman really that pathetic (or is she just thinking that her behaviour is 'cute') and whether the movie was a re-make of Twilight just without the Vampirism element - Mr. Grey and his ever brooding and agonised persona was a too great of a flashback of Edward Cullen.
The only thing I had heard about this film (and book) before I watched it was that some found it female-liberating and some found it female- oppressive. I think that what ever you do in your boudoir - you do in your boudoir as long as both parties are in an agreement (the whole Dominant- Submissive thing), but the relationship between Ana and Christian, outside the bedroom, is VERY manipulative and degrading, and I ponder how someone (based solely on the film, of course) might find their relationship romantic.