Jax! Where are you?!?!

Rating: 3/10 (10 March 2015)

I finally saw the movie. I won't do a detailed autopsy (as there are so many) but James Dorian was not right for the part of Christian Grey. Granted it was never going to be an Oscar winning movie but it could have at least been more tolerable. Dakota wasn't great either but Anna is supposed to be awkward so it worked. I think with a stronger male lead, say Jax from sons of anarchy the chemistry would've been more explosive. (The casting was just kinda weird since you can't really have a sexual movie with two people who look bored.) All in all I gave it a 3 Bc at least couples can have a conversation about soft core S&M now that it's been 'mainstreamed'.
Also I didn't see any female abuse or degradation. I saw a young adult woman exploring (the full range and limits) of her sexuality thoughtfully and consciously. I find that some people have the Madonna/whore complex where a woman can either be a sainted mother on a pedestal or a 'whore' whom is asking for it. Many men and women seem surprised by fully integrated female sexuality where a 'good girl'/woman of principles can experiment with sexual acts deemed forbidden/dark/bad by insert patriarchal/religious group who also does said act in private-lol. Perhaps that's why English society had wives for heirs and mistresses for everything else and why some people still have people they marry and other people for a bit of fun. I'd rather marry someone I can have fun with... but that's just me:-P