Better than I hoped.

Rating: 9/10 (3 March 2015)

It took about 15 minutes into the movie before I accepted that I was actually watching Ana and Christian, but it works for the most part; especially for Dakota Johnson who really pulled off Ana. In fact, the only complaint I've heard from friends is that they wish Christian had been portrayed by someone else (but reality can never beat our own imagination!). Some of the scenes were combined from the book while others followed the book religiously so it ran smoothly. I was happy to see that the sex scenes were well made without breaking the boundaries of decency. I understand that some people did not enjoy the movie (some never feel that a movie can encompass a book properly), but I don't understand how someone who dislikes a book tremendously can then go see the movie and call it bad! They are already coming to the movie ready to hate it!! If you enjoyed the books, you'll enjoy the movie.