Fifty Shades of Mediocre

Rating: 4/10 (10 March 2015)

A film that had been highly anticipated by lovers of the book should and should not be disappointed.
Based on a TWILIGHT FAN FICTION (yes that needed to be emphasised), you wouldn't really expect the film to be great. And it isn't. Tones of the origin of the idea are visible. For example, how Anastasia Steele who is a shy character falls in love with Christian Grey, someone who just simply "can't do love". (Does it remind you of Bella and Edward?)
The acting is mediocre. Dakota Johnson portrays Ana well. There may be a few times where she bites her lip a little too much, but other than that I have no complaints. Jamie Dornan on the other hand, my heart goes out to you.
In 'The Fall', you were exceptional. It was a very enticing, intriguing show and always had me on the edge of my seat. However in Fifty Shades, me being on the edge (of anything) wasn't the case. There were hints of his original Irish accent that came through when some words were spoken in an American accent (not that I minded because either way, hot) but Christian Grey may as well have been a serial killer, "not today" though.
One problem I had was the progression of the relationship between Ana and Christian. It feels very quick, and when it is brought into light how long they have been together, it makes you question how sad your love life is (or it did in my case).
The film is quite obviously, nowhere near as explicit as the book. There are a few sentences that Christian says that makes me cringe, but I'm glad that this is the case as if it were to be more explicit I reckon that police may be required at the screenings.
Overall with all sex aside (which probably makes up 1/5th of the film), it fits into the romance category, with a shade of creepiness from yours truly, Christian. What's good about the film is really hard for me to put into words but would I recommend it? It's worth a watch, but I think I'd rather watch porn as there is most likely to be some sort underlying storyline that makes sense.