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Feb 8, 2017 · Film Review: ‘Fifty Shades Darker’. James Foley's follow-up to 2015's erotic schlockbuster lacks its predecessor's surprising, feminine sass, but succeeds on its most superficial terms. By...
Fifty Shades Darker: Directed by James Foley. With Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford. While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.
- James Foley
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- Just turn out the lights.
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By Josh Lasser
Updated: May 2, 2017 6:45 pm
Posted: Feb 9, 2017 11:58 pm
At the start of Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to 2015's Fifty Shades of Grey, we find our heroine, Anastasia Steele, (Dakota Johnson), working as an assistant at a publishing company for the seemingly great Jack (Eric Johnson). Well, to Anastasia he's seemingly great, everyone in the audience will know that there's a villain lurking underneath that nice exterior. There has to be – Jack's last name is Hyde (as in Dr. Jekyll and Mr.) and Fifty Shades Darker is not a subtle movie.
Directed by James Foley with a screenplay from Niall Leonard and based on the E L James novel, Fifty Shades Darker is the perfect companion to the original movie. Not only is it not a subtle film, there is little to no chemistry between Johnson and co-star Jamie Dornan, who plays Christian Grey, and that's unfortunate because this is supposed to be some sort of love story.
Love, as we have been told, comes in all shapes and sizes, and means different things to different people. In the case of Fifty Shades Darker, it means both members of the couple, but mainly Anastasia, doing things they'd rather not over and over again in order to keep the relationship, and movie, going.
Fans of Fifty Shades of Grey will undoubtedly be pleased with the continuation of this tale of one woman doing her best to fix the man with whom she is, perplexingly, in love. The characters, however, are at best skin deep, the various storylines remain unexplored, and the chemistry between the cast is minimal. Anastasia's bending over backwards to...
Feb 8, 2017 · ‘Fifty Shades Darker’: Film Review. Director James Foley takes the reins for 'Fifty Shades Darker,' the second film adapting E.L. James' best-selling S&M romance series.
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Fifty Shades Darker Reviews. Intended to be a continuation, this sequel seems more like an unnecessary prolongation. [Full review in Spanish] Full Review | Original Score: 3/10 | Feb 28,...
More sex, less banter in graphic but bland sequel. Read Common Sense Media's Fifty Shades Darker review, age rating, and parents guide.