Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (16 February 2015)

Let me first clear things up by saying I was hoping for this movie to be one of those so-bad-it's-good. I happened to pick up the book while at Barnes & Noble and I read a few excerpts. The writing was so unbelievably clichéd and cheesy, I found myself laughing out loud in the store. Unfortunately, the movie was not as entertaining as the book, mainly in part because the dialogue was a bit better. Don't get me wrong, there was still plenty of hilariously corny lines that had me dying in the theater, but aside from those instances I found myself just...bored. Stuff that I didn't particularly care about happened. The tone of the movie fluctuated quite a bit to where I didn't know whether I was watching an erotic movie or a tacky romantic comedy. The sex scenes were racy, I guess, but they lacked passion, and for me, were just there. This is probably because the two lead actors had no chemistry whatsoever. I'll give credit where credit is due though; Dakota Johnson gave a pretty good performance. Another problem with this movie is that the Twilight parallels are blatant, right down to the creepy-but- supposed-to-be-charming boyfriend, the pathetic puppy dog best friend, and the awful dialogue (though this one is better acted). So, all in all, I didn't so much hate this movie as I was just bored of it and I actually fell asleep during it. Don't waste your money.