Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

“I wasn't expecting much from this flick but I have to admit that I was curious to see if it really deserved its terrible reputation. Well, to be hones”

“Hopefully, as a heterosexual female student in her twenties with a love of film that spreads across all genres and decades, this will come over as a fair assessment of a film that genuinely did nothing for me.

Like as was said in my review for 'Fifty Shades of Grey', have not read the books, though have heard conflicting opinions that has mostly been intense dislike. The reason for watching 'Fifty Shades Darker' was not due to wanting to hate on it, being a negative person, curiosity but for the reason of being at a film night with friends (who liked the books) recently and 'Fifty Shades Darker', like with 'Fifty Shades of Grey', happened to be the film choice. Just for the record, the general consensus ranged from indifference to hating it with a passion.

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An average movie

“I wasn't expecting much from this flick but I have to admit that I was curious to see if it really deserved its terrible reputation. Well, to be honest, even if it was pretty weak, I don't think it was so bad. The main issue remains that, even though Dakota Johnson was a perfect choice for this role, Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey were still such a boring couple. At least, this time around, Grey finally figured out that he had to leave behind his preferred lifestyle if he wanted to be with the love of his life and it made their relationship so much healthier than in the previous movie. However, as a result, there was basically no conflict whatsoever to solve and, since there was not really a plot either, well, nothing much really happened through the whole duration. Finally, the most ” read more

-Watched in June 2018- (47 movies items)

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