5 shades of very, very dark grey.

Rating: 3/10 (24 February 2015)

There is much talk about 21st century women turning away from emancipation. Or at least from inconvenient parts of it, like struggling, uniting, committing, and unattractive hassles like 'thinking things through thoroughly'. 50 Shades of Grey is part of that movement, but more importantly: the audience full of bitter 40-something women are exactly that.
There is something very wrong with the semi-whispered remarks, the uncomfortable giggles and the disingenuous laughter - the atmosphere in the theater is almost poisonous. Come to think of it: the atmosphere is somewhere around 5 shades of grey, all shades in the very dark and gloomy spectrum. I used to find these observations about 'women my age' confusing and worrying, but nowadays I find them fascinating, so I sat all the way through this movie. What an insufferable drag.
Days later I ran across a remark from Jim Jefferies: "To all the people that like 50 Shades of Grey... Have you heard about porn? I think it will blow your mind!". That says it all - happy April 18th y'all!