Bad Directing

Rating: 5/10 (18 February 2015)

I love the book. Read the entire trilogy. However, the movie was disappointing. Dakota Johnson is a good actress. However, Christian Grey looked really short in the movie (in comparison, Tom Cruise is short, but he never looks short in any of his movies. Height should not matter). Several of the intimate scenes lacked good camera angles, editing, and heat. The scenes should have been shot with more focus on bringing the sensuality into the movie. The script was not bad, but Dakota Johnson has a playful side that could have been played up more in the movie. She is a good actress and the director should have used her more rather than going for a cut and dry interpretation of the movie. For example, the dance scene could have showcased a more playful side of her and the dancing between Christian and Anna should have been beautifully shot. the red room suspense was lacking too. The problem was that imagination just did not come alive on the cameras. I am disappointed and want to ask for a remake of the movie using the same actors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!