The Dakota Johnson Keeps Losing Her Panties Movie, also known as Fifty Shades Darker
Okay, firstly, the missus wanted to see this, and since it was her birthday yesterday we did what she wanted to do. Split and the Batman Movie were both playing too, but we saw this instead.
Now, there are two good things I can say about this movie. Firstly, it's not as bad as the first one. Secondly, Dakota Johnson's boobies are wonderful.
The script and plot have lots of problems. I've never read the novel, so I don't know if it's a problem with the original book or with the adapted screenplay. Some important scenes are glossed over, while some other scenes are completely pointless in the context of the movie. Next, the cast do their best, but sometimes their best just isn't enough. Jamie Dornan, in particular, simply can't hack it. There's one crucial scene where Christian Grey needs to go into full dom mode to defuse a situation, and it's meant to contrast against his softer behavior in the rest of the movie, but he just couldn't pull it off, which means that scene just feels awkward. Kim Basinger is completely wasted, she's too competent an actress for this movie. Dakota Johnson does well enough, but the script doesn't really call for her to stretch her acting abilities.
However, at least the movie generally isn't boring, and the sex scenes are reasonably hot.
Anyway, the silver lining is that next time it'll be my turn to pick the movie, and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is coming out soon, so...