Pretty Good but Not Excellent

Rating: 8/10 (19 February 2015)

The movie was good but not great. And here is why. If you haven't read the books – I would not recommend seeing the movie. I really couldn't understand how someone could understand what was going on. I think Dakota Johnson did spot on job and very much portrayed the Anastasia "Ana" like the books. I think Jamie Dornan did a good job with the material that he had. I think that his mysterious aura, past demons and a deeper understanding of him is revealed in book 2. I do think overall that certain parts of the movie there was opportunities to fly a few more sparks.
I read the trilogy three times and understood there is no way to show the complete story (1501 pages) in a two-hour film. So, a lot people didn't understand that the movie was ONLY PART 1. So right when you were starting to get into the movie, it pretty much ended abruptly, and the screen went black. It should of stated at that time Part 2 Fifty Shades Darker coming in 2016. Universal has thankfully hired a new screenwriter for part 2. I'm excited about that because book 2 really gets into the guts of the story the characters and why Christian Grey is the way he is.