Fifty Shades Darker

Name: Fifty Shades Darker
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: February 10, 2017
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 33

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Fifty Shades Darker

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 10, 2017

Summary: While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.

Director: James Foley

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 118 min

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67	#67 Most Discussed Movie of 2017
46	#46 Most Shared Movie of 2017

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Variety - Guy Lodge

Feb 8, 2017

For all its structural and psychological deficiencies, it’s hard not to enjoy Fifty Shades Darker on its own lusciously limited terms. Read full review

San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle

Feb 9, 2017

A strange good movie, bad in every way but its effect. And it’s an effective woman’s story, not exactly believable, but with another kind of truth, a truth of the heart. If that’s not enough, it’s close. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Sheila O'Malley

Feb 10, 2017

There's a lot of inadvertently hilarious stuff in Fifty Shades Darker. Read full review

Screen International - Tim Grierson

Feb 9, 2017

Sometimes sexy, sometimes campy, Fifty Shades Darker is a smorgasbord of silliness, its dopey pleasures indistinguishable from its many awkwardly melodramatic moments. Read full review

Austin Chronicle - Josh Kupecki

Feb 15, 2017

Apart from a few moments of fleeting suspense, Fifty Shades Darker resembles a Facebook feed of someone you kind of knew in high school who maybe went on to have a glamorous future, but everything seems a little bit off and contrived. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - John DeFore

Feb 9, 2017

Leonard and Foley offer enough semi-naked sex scenes here to prove that quantity is no substitute for chemistry. Read full review

Slate - Laura Bennett

Feb 16, 2017

Fifty Shades Darker is very faithful to its predecessor’s vision. That is to say, it is another terrible movie with just the slightest whiff of self-awareness about how terrible it is. Read full review

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James093

Feb 10, 2017

Really enjoyed Fifty Shades Darker?? & overall thought this 2nd in the trilogy was done nicely. It had all of the romance, emotion, suspense & of course the sex that the first one lacked. Great job with the screenplay because trying to get everything from the book into a 2 hour movie wouldReally enjoyed Fifty Shades Darker?? & overall thought this 2nd in the trilogy was done nicely. It had all of the romance, emotion, suspense & of course the sex that the first one lacked. Great job with the screenplay because trying to get everything from the book into a 2 hour movie would dilute the story too much , so I understand why certain characters or stories were left out or changed. Would have maybe touched base with the psychiatrist as a character in the movie so you could truly understand how much emotional effort Christian is making to change for the better . I'm not quit sure why the critics are so harsh. Maybe they just don't understand the premise of this beautiful unique love story. Look ... this isn't supposed to be an academy award nominated movie, if you want that , then def see Lion, ( which absolutely deserves to win for best picture) . In any case , I enjoyed this movie much more then some of the critically acclaimed movies that I went to because of the critic's ratings. That's why if you ??Christian & Anastasia's love story then you will absolutely enjoy this movie. It went by fast, was a fun movie to see & like the books , I was sad it was over. I would even see it again . Def will purchase it when it comes out on DVD.… Expand

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Tlmsmart

Feb 12, 2017

Loved it. I believe this movie took on different turns which made it interesting. Maybe the first love scene was a little too much of jumping in the fire but sometimes feelings are over the top. I loved it.

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fernandoreviews

Feb 2, 2019

Fifty Shades Darker is a pretty decent sequel. The drama once again succeeds in entertainment for the people. The film isn't much darker and the sexual sequences in this film aren't as graphic as the first. Overall I saw myself enjoying this film.

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EpicLadySponge

Feb 10, 2017

Look what we have here. After the undeniable release of Fifty Shades of Grey, we all thought there wouldn't be a trilogy of this, but all they just want is more money (I am already aware of it being a book trilogy, but in reality, they made these for money) so they wouldn't just stop there.Look what we have here. After the undeniable release of Fifty Shades of Grey, we all thought there wouldn't be a trilogy of this, but all they just want is more money (I am already aware of it being a book trilogy, but in reality, they made these for money) so they wouldn't just stop there. We all looked at this film to wonder if it's going to be better than its predecessor. Well, people, you're right but there just seems to be a problem in Fifty Shades Darker that isn't quite necessary whatsoever.… Expand

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Cheetahice

Feb 13, 2017

Fifty Shades Darker was more like Fifty Shades Dumb. The movie had a very unbelievable plot line and I also thought that the film was too dramatic. Fifty Shades of Grey wasn't that good so why even bother making a sequel that wasted the talent of good actors and actresses.

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stanley834

Jul 28, 2017

After watching Fifty Shades Darker, I’m still not convinced of it being a love story. Sure the abusive relationship is over, but Christian still has that manipulative and possessive personality that affects Ana’s personal space. Buying Ana’s company unexpectedly and unnecessarilyAfter watching Fifty Shades Darker, I’m still not convinced of it being a love story. Sure the abusive relationship is over, but Christian still has that manipulative and possessive personality that affects Ana’s personal space. Buying Ana’s company unexpectedly and unnecessarily transferring money to her bank account, as well as knowing her account number is downright creepy as heck. After all that, he proposes her to marry him and she said yes. My primary reaction to that is “WTAF?!” She’s going to marry some dude who stalks her a lot and just uses her to fulfill his own desires.

Plus, the disappointing parts of the film is the gender-biased sex positions. No woman on top?! Not even once??!! CTFO!!! This is why I’m appalled of watching films that deal with this kind of **** After knowing more of his former submissives and childhood trauma, my opinion on Christian Grey and the book series remain the same. He is nothing but a deep-seated sadistic and goddamn conniving **** and the books deliver a misconstrued concept of romance.

I won’t be surprised if it's nominated for the Golden Raspberry Awards.… Expand

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CTHReviews

Sep 10, 2018

Whoops, the franchise just got worse. Plot points that go nowhere, the characters still act like idiots or jerks, blah blah blah, you've heard this before.

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