Very tastefully done

Rating: 8/10 (16 February 2015)

I have read the books and today saw the movie. I liked it very much. Many reviews have indicated the book/movie is degrading to women. Not so. There are hundreds of movies degrading to women. Just go watch the Wolf of Wall Street if you want to see degrading behavior. This is a romance story with some unusual sexual behavior, but hey they are consenting adults. Christian NEVER does anything Ana does not give him permission or even ask him to do...NEVER. There were a few plot points I would have liked to see in the movie, but overall they did a good job. The sex was tastefully done and not over the top by any means. The two lovers are like rabbits in the books. I was happy to see it pulled back to something more reasonable. Over 100 million books and soon to be over 100 million at the box office. People pay for a good story, so by these measures (and mine) this is a good story.