Surprised but Enjoyed the Movie

Rating: 7/10 (23 March 2015)

I like a good "romance" whether it's cheesy or not. It felt like the movie only went for an hour to me as it flew through everything. It was relatively accurate to the book but I think more time could have been spent on character development and using overlays of thinking processes of Ana and Christian like in the book. I saw the R rated version so the nudity was no surprise! The scenes were watered down still compared to the book and there was no hint at the issues Christian has with being touched, it was just a mention of it towards the finish of the movie. I don't think they set it up all that well for the next movies/novels in the series as that is one of the main struggles with him. It is a major part of his character and was given a minor role. There wasn't much reason given to why he was adopted and I realise most of that discussion didn't come until the 2nd book but the depth of his character was alluded to in the first book. He just seemed like a shy boy with a fetish. Her character was also quite plain but again, overlay of her thoughts is needed to show how conflicted she is. In this movie she just looks straight away confident and willing whereas in the book you are taken through her mind where she is consistently conflicted and shy and fearful of his rejection but also struggling with knowing she is worth him. All in all I still enjoyed it because I enjoyed the book. Not as a quick porn book, but just a story about two people from different sides of the spectrum who come together in fateful circumstances.