As a fan of the book, I wan't impressed

Rating: 5/10 (25 February 2015)

I wouldn't go as far as some others have by calling it the worst movie ever made, it had some highlights and after breaking box office records one can surmise that is has a strong appeal. However, from book to movie this adaptation was below average.
I was never happy with the casting, I always thought that Christian Grey was a very muscular and tall man, similar to Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, and I imagined Ana quite petite- I felt that Christian was physically dominant over Ana in this way. Jamie and Dakota are a very similar build and the contrast between the two is not clear, they're just two normal people. As for Jamie as Christian Grey he did not capture the ever dominant, possessive, obsessive tortured billionaire- and not as charming and charismatic as described in the books. I saw little appeal to be honest, perhaps after those high expectations.
While he looked more like Christian than Charlie Hunman, I wonder if Charlie was better suited? Dakota I felt was very bland, I did not believe Christian would obsess over her, she was just another girl.
A lot of the sex scenes were toned down for the movie, and a lot of characters were cut out. I can understand this for time constraints but it felt very rushed to me.
I heard the rumors that Jamie and Dakota didn't get along during filming and if that is true it explains a lot, there was very little chemistry between the two.
There were some moments that were good, the elevator kiss and the first sex scene were good, but not necessarily as good as they could have been.
Having said all that, I'll be back for the sequel. Don't judge me