I saw this movie on cable and was fascinated by the characters, so I went and bought the books - all 5 of them (Please E.L. James - give us Fifty Shades Freed from Christian's perspective). After reading the book, I bought the unrated version and I think it was a good representative of the book in some ways. Certainly, you finished the movie believing that Christian's way of life - his BDSM was all he could strive for - and I think that was somewhat over emphasized in the movie. I don't think the movie gave you enough of the reasons that Ana DID fall in love with Christian - he was a bit type-cast as the Dom - and although there were some good scenes that showed him allowing himself to just "be" with Ana as a woman and not as his Sub - I think the story was a bit shocking to some people who never or will never read the books. I think the 2 "Fifty Shades of Grey" books give you better insight into the real ways that Christian was changing with Ana's influence. And of course, when he belted her - and she left, I think that was the first time you really experienced the loss that he felt when she was gone. Again, not having Dr. Flynn, Christian's psychiatrist even mentioned in ANY of the movies probably lowered some viewers opinion of him that he wasn't trying to make right a life that had started so wrongly - and then continued with "Mr. Robinson's" exploitation of him at 15. But if you did love the movie, please buy the two accompanying books so that you can get an idea of the true depth of both Ana and Christian's journey together - sexually and emotionally.

This movie is a travesty and is horrible. Talk about damaging a lifestyle that is already under scrutiny and judgement.... This movie is a bored housewife's fantasy - and for the fact that the story was fanfcition for twilight should make people stand back and take pause. Yet - all those people who bashed twighlught due to the unhealthy relationship in it and are loving yhis movie need to realize that they are true hypocrites. This whole storyline is bs. Its not Dominate/submissive - its more like Master/slave... and a "Dominate" who withholds emotional support when their sub is truly needing it. I can go on and on and on .... But for those who have watched this and then red the book and think they are into Dominate/submissive lifestyle because this got their interest - try researching what it truly means. Research who truly has power, research the different roles a sub can have and what role a Dom has. I am so sick to death of hearing 'im not into vanilla' - heads up.... No one in the lifestyle talks like that. This has done more damage than if this had never existed at all.

This movie is like a bad Disney movie where the couple fall in love after knowing each other for two seconds. It glorifies what should be recognized as RED FLAGS in a relationship (not talking about the consensual sex play that used condoms - that was about the only thing I thought they did well). What I'm talking about is how he is immediately too intense, giving way too much attention, gifts, flights, etc to someone he just met (i.e. classic love-bombing technique used by abusers), he's controlling of her schedule, super possessive, randomly and uninvited-ly shows up where she is to "check" on her and has a string of previous relationships. This is NOT a romance, this is how predators work. I kept yelling RUN GIRL RUUUN throughout the movie. Also, the writing was just bad (I felt embarrassed for them). It was the same play-out trope (i.e. poor, timid girl meets insanely rich, overly-assertive dude who instantly wants "only" her . . . blah blah boring).

Wow...
I read some of the reviews and was very surprised.Probably because I was married for 47 years to the love of my life and being from a country that the word sex was never spoken and definitely "taboo"at 16 and 18 we knew nothing about it,except of course what we felt for each other.
So we bought a book.....and I'm delighted to say that we tried a lot of things that Anastasia and Christian did in this movie....lol....oh the memories.
Any way this movie is fantastic....I see it as a great love story that starts flourishing the first day they met when Anastasia falls flat on her face at Christian's office door.The look on their faces at that moment said it all.They played their parts to perfection.
Anastasia's love,patience and understanding became Christian's life-line.
Don't be so anxious about the sex that you miss this great love story.
FANTASTIC!!!

I loved this movie. Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan played their parts to perfection. They were so believable, and sometimes they made me smile. This movie goes in my collection of all-time favorites, along with, The Body Guard, The Graduate, An Office and a Gentlemen. Thorn Birds, Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, and many more).

Some of my favorite scenes were the nighttime helicopter flight to Seattle, the glider ride, the view from the windows in the Escala with the sound of rain outside. The soundtrack was passionate. The movie was pure escapism; it transports you to a different place. Thank you for making this wonderful movie.

don't get the success of this movie series- if the main character were a guy with average income, and acted like this guy does- his behavior would be absolute abuse- the control, the stalking etc because he's filthy rich it's sexy? Fascinating how successful these have been but just don't get it at all- glamorizing it is a good thing...?

Not at all what I had imagined. (I haven't read the book.) I thought there would be a lot more sex from the get go. The movie was so complex. I loved the slow build, how he won her trust, and the development of the characters. I especially liked Anastasia's innocence and trepidation yet her willingness to be vulnerable and explore while at the same time being so grounded and fierce in knowing and holding to her boundaries. She submitted yet didn't fold in the face of a very powerful, dominant and masculine man. And Christian had just the right amount of tenderness to his character that I was able to understand why she was drawn to him and was willing to withstand the intense emotional confusion of their relationship. Loved the very last scene as well.

I am not into S & M, hence the reason I never read the book. But curiosity eventually got the best of me so I could understand what all the hype was all about. I watched it with an open mind and really enjoyed it but realize that parts of this movie could be very disturbing for some people. For what it is worth, my friends preferred the book to the movie. I thought the soundtrack was very good.

There's more to this movie than just sex. It tells the story of a complicated love between your an average girl and the Mysterious millionaire. It also tackles some heavy topics such as psychological issues and childhood trauma. It's an overall great film and I highly recommend it.