Original Language | en |
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Languages Spoken | English |
Release Date | February 11, 2015 |
Runtime | 125 minutes |
Rating | 5.9 |
Country | United States of America |
Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
Director | Sam Taylor-Johnson |
Writers | Kelly Marcel |
Producer | Marcus Viscidi, Michael De Luca, Jeb Brody, E.L. James, Dana Brunetti |
Editor | Lisa Gunning, Anne V. Coates, Debra Neil-Fisher |
Music | Danny Elfman, Ellie Goulding |
Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
Screenplay | Kelly Marcel |
Budget | 40000000 |
Revenue | 569651467 |
Actor Name | Character Name |
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Dakota Johnson | Anastasia Steele |
Jamie Dornan | Christian Grey |
Jennifer Ehle | Carla |
Eloise Mumford | Kate |
Victor Rasuk | José |
Luke Grimes | Elliot Grey |
Marcia Gay Harden | Dr. Grey |
Rita Ora | Mia Grey |
Max Martini | Taylor |
Callum Keith Rennie | Ray |
Andrew Airlie | Mr. Grey |
Dylan Neal | Bob |
Elliat Albrecht | Olivia |
Rachel Skarsten | Andrea |
Emily Fonda | Martina |
Anthony Konechny | Paul Clayton |
Bruce Dawson | Mr. Clayton |
Tom Butler | WSU University President |
Christine Willes | WSU Grad Speaker / Reader |
Chris Shields | WSU Professor |
Anna Louise Sargeant | Female Grad |
Megan Danso | Female Grad |
Jason Cermak | Graduation Photographer |
Brent McLaren | Computer Technician |
Steven Cree Molison | Glider Tow Pilot |
Elise Gatien | Young Woman at Bar |
Reese Alexander | Elevator Business Man |
David Orth | Savannah Hotel Waiter |
Julia Dominczak | Pig-Tailed Blonde Server |
Brandi Alexander | Flight Attendant |
Raj Lal | Elevator Businessman (uncredited) |
Matthew Hoglie | Graduate (uncredited) |
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair -- and learns that Christian's true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
Honestly, it has been a long time since I've watched such a bad movie.
The script is just ... stupid and the dialogues even worse. The characters are not believable. I mean, when you watch Twilight, you just swallow the whole thing because it is fantasy and ... OK, it is just a stupid vampires story but, this is just toooooooo bad.
I've not read the book but I suspect the fail is not just in the movie but that it is adapting something that is already bad from the beginning.
The worst is that I kind of liked Dornan in his role in Fallen but this movie has made me realize what a short range of performing resources he has. Dakota Johnson is not too bad, though. The acting is OK, it is just that you hate such an stupid character.
One more to my very narrow list of movies in which I have seriously thought stop watching by the middle of it. I wasted the second hour too, though.
My fiance is a big fan of the movies...and I only mention that because she is worse than me when it comes to sniffing out mainstream erotica. So, you know, totally hit her radar.
On my end, I brought the book at LAX one night to read on a layover, and I stopped when Grey picked up his phone to call for a helicopter and started using trucker jargon. "Breaker, breaker, two-nine..." NO! Not reading any more!
I honestly didn't even want to watch the movie after encountering that.
However, let's be honest, you aren't sitting down to watch the film because of dialogue or plot.
You're watching it because of sex. And, out of all the movies, this one actually delivers the most on it. AND, unlike all the sequels, it doesn't claim to be about anything else. It advertises itself as a movie about kinky sex and it delivers as being a movie about kinky sex.
So ten stars. It is exactly what it claims to be and delivers on that.
Rating Analysis for Fifty Shades of Grey:
Overall Rating: 5.9/10
Total Votes: 12,009
Rating Breakdown:
- Popularity Score: 25.6
- Adult Content: No
- Budget to Revenue Ratio: 1,424.1%