Mostly what I expected...and worth it...

Rating: 8/10 (13 February 2015)

**Some spoilers** If you read the books you get what the movie is about, they did cut a lot of content but then they have to or the movie would be 6 hours long. IMO the actors portrayals were spot on to the book, sweet & naive yet holds her ground Ana; set in his way and not willing to offer more Christian, although towards the end, as in the book, you can feel his walls coming down...I didn't go in expecting Oscar winning performances, so I was happy with it...Haters will hate and think they know so much...it is a love story about a confused young woman who is a virgin and has a sexual awakening at the hands of a man who doesn't know and isn't willing to give love, but together they both learn from each other and find a way...entertainment, escape, call it what you will, but I don't get the "abuse" aspect people label this, when in the end (if you read the book) he learns to experience love and Ana realizes, which most of us do, wow a little kink ain't so bad when you love and respect and trust the person you are with...I am looking forward to the other 2 movies to complete the trilogy...and maybe people will see that this was just a set up for good things to come...