50 gags of grey

Rating: 2/10 (21 February 2015)

I did not read the book and I submitted to my wife's desire to see the movie. I lobbied for an alternate choice since I biased myself reading reviews. I still went with an open mind, and we usually take turns picking movies anyways.
The audience was 98% female, perhaps 50 people total. Yup, I was the only guy there I could see. The previews included warnings to shut off your cellphone and not to put your feet on the chair in front of you... This did not stop 3 from doing that.
My legs were starting to ache sitting thru it all. I am not sure if that was the chairs fault or a result of boredom.
There is no action, and the sex is reminiscent of those zalman king shows on TV... A little T&A but not much else. That's OK. Ana is a confessed virgin waiting for the right guy so you tend to think she is fairly simple and straight-laced... what she saw in Christian who does not do romance, and in such a short period of time is a mystery and artificial. I slightly chuckled a few times from the dialogue. The story in general isn't so bad I suppose... and the ending is probably the most believable emotional scene. I've seen worse movies and scores of better movies. I can't in good conscience give it a 1. My wife said she'd give it a 6, but that number has been falling since last weekend. We likely won't see a sequel... Unless there is nothing better in the theatres at that time.