Just doesn't cut the mustard.

Rating: 3/10 (9 May 2015)

It's hard to write a review of this film that "doesn't" include spoilers. So, consider this entire review a spoiler. Also note that I've not read the trilogy of books.
At age 64, I've been around the block a few times and am certainly not a prude. But while the acting was good (the 3 stars), the premise of the film is one I found disturbing. Christian Grey is a deviate, pure and simple. And the idea that a virgin would first experience sex with a deviate just turned me off. The only good thing about this film occurred just before the credits rolled at the end - when Anastasia Steele had the good common sense to end the relationship.
I realize there are 2 sequels in the works - the first one ("Fifty Shades Darker") comes out in 2017. The second one, "Fifty Shades Freed," will likely come out in 2019. And I can tell you right now that I will NOT be seeing them. I honestly don't care if Grey is ever redeemed. Or worse, I worry that by the end of the 3rd film, Steele might be "converted" to the darker angels of her nature. And that would be a major bummer.
Like I said earlier, I've not read the books. So, I have no idea how the trilogy ends. But keep in mind that Hollywood often "tinkers" with the story lines of novels on which movies are based. In other words, the ending of the 3rd film could be much different than the ending of the 3rd book. Forewarned is forearmed.