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Fifty Shades Darker is a 2017 American erotic romantic film directed by James Foley and written by Niall Leonard; it is based on E. L. James' 2012 novel of the same name. The film stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, who reprise their roles as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively.
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.jpg) This sequel to an already bad film has a darker side.
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Plot
When a wounded Christian Grey (portrayed by Jamie Dornan) tries to entice a cautious Anastasia Steele (portrayed by Dakota Johnson) back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian's past start to circle them, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
Why It's Darker (In a Bad Way)
- Like the previous film, there is no point in this film's existence because its prequel was already atrocious due to its writing, and it's based on an already unpleasant book with terrible writing.
- The sex scenes are dull and unattractive; at least in the first film, they were arousing enough not to bore out the viewers, but in this one, they're a joke and very tacky since they caused terrible degradation. It seems that it was done by a university student who does not know anything, and 80% of people will be discouraged since no scene will be salvageable.
- The relationship between Christian and Ana isn't good. Christian tells Ana to do stuff, so she does it with no force, but when he tells her to do something and she responds with no, he gets angry at her.
- The plot is generic and bland; it has no good story or plot and is mostly abuse, and how it depicts those things is horrible.
- The men in the film treat Ana like some sex toy, and while Ana herself isn't particularly likable, the way they treat her makes you feel sorry for her.
- The film does not improve anything from its prequel. The characters are as flat as cardboard, and nothing is exciting or likable about them, most notably Christian Grey, because he is still problematic and awful.
- The film tries so hard and whatever it can to be romantic and sexy, but it fails and becomes bland because of the scenes mentioned above.
- Dakota Johnson's acting is better than in the previous film, but it's still weak, as if she didn't want to star in this again. The rest of the acting is still poorly done here, most notably because Jamie Dornan still looks uninteresting while portraying Christian. His acting is even worse than Dakota's.
Redeeming Qualities
- The soundtrack, courtesy of Danny Elfman, is still well-done, particularly because it features songs such as "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" by Zayn and Taylor Swift.
- The cinematography, like its prequel, is still great, with scenes featuring good camera angles and shot positions, as well as good camera depth and lighting.
Reception
Like its prequel, the film received negative reviews, receiving a 33/100 on Metacritic.[3]
Jeremy Jahns gave it a "Dogshit!" Rating. Chris Stuckmann gave it, as he says in his review, "A big fat fucking F!"
Despite this, it was a box office success, grossing over $381 million worldwide.[2] against its $55 million budget.[1]