true to the book

Rating: 9/10 (16 February 2015)

The film was very true to the book without the annoying "goddess"references in the book. Both Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson played the parts well. I did not go to the film for a cultural experience, I went for fun and it lived up to my expectations. It is a film from a woman's perspective. I think that maybe some of the official critics are not the target audience and therefore probably had a pre-conceived idea that they would not like the film and therefore regarded the film with disdain. The sex was dealt with and portrayed very tastefully and not too much nor too little. There is even a reference to Jamie Dornan's previous role as the Belfast Strangler, Paul Spector, when Dakota Johnson asks him if he is a serial killer. Enjoyable film