Fifty Shades Darker
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When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
What critics thought
Critics were nearly unanimous in panning the sequel, finding it even more hollow than the first film — the screenplay, the lead performances, and the dramatic stakes all came under fire. The rare defender admitted it worked as dumb, crowd-pleasing fun, but even they acknowledged the slog factor at two-plus hours.
“This is one good-looking, occasionally titillating, mostly soapy and dull snooze-fest.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun Times
“Narrative sloppiness aside, as an outsider, sitting through Fifty Shades Darker was a reasonably diverting experience, odd, dumb fun made even more fun by an audience that whooped and shouted at the screen during sex scenes. I didn't really get it, but I enjoyed the feeling of them having fun, though at two hours plus, it's a bit of a slog.”
Vince Mancini·Uproxx
“Fifty Shades Darker's indifference to its characters' identities, conflicts, and desires is matched by its indifference to its own cinematic substance. The film's bland impersonality is grotesque; its element of pornography isn't in its depiction of sex but in its depiction of people, of relationships, of situations that, for all their unusualness, bear a strong psychological and societal resonance. There's nothing wrong with Fifty Shades Darker that a good director couldn't fix.”
The New Yorker
Genres
Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
James FoleyDirector
Dakota JohnsonAnastasia Steele
Jamie DornanChristian Grey
Eric JohnsonJack Hyde
Eloise MumfordKate Kavanagh
Bella HeathcoteLeila
Rita OraMia Grey
Jennifer EhleCarla
Luke GrimesElliot Grey
Victor RasukJosé
Max MartiniTaylor
Bruce AltmanJerry Roach
Kim BasingerElena Lincoln
Danny ElfmanComposer
E.L. JamesWriter
John SchwartzmanCinematographyFifty Shades Darker
When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
What critics thought
Critics were nearly unanimous in panning the sequel, finding it even more hollow than the first film — the screenplay, the lead performances, and the dramatic stakes all came under fire. The rare defender admitted it worked as dumb, crowd-pleasing fun, but even they acknowledged the slog factor at two-plus hours.
“This is one good-looking, occasionally titillating, mostly soapy and dull snooze-fest.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun Times
“Narrative sloppiness aside, as an outsider, sitting through Fifty Shades Darker was a reasonably diverting experience, odd, dumb fun made even more fun by an audience that whooped and shouted at the screen during sex scenes. I didn't really get it, but I enjoyed the feeling of them having fun, though at two hours plus, it's a bit of a slog.”
Vince Mancini·Uproxx
“Fifty Shades Darker's indifference to its characters' identities, conflicts, and desires is matched by its indifference to its own cinematic substance. The film's bland impersonality is grotesque; its element of pornography isn't in its depiction of sex but in its depiction of people, of relationships, of situations that, for all their unusualness, bear a strong psychological and societal resonance. There's nothing wrong with Fifty Shades Darker that a good director couldn't fix.”
The New Yorker
Genres
Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
James FoleyDirectorDakota JohnsonAnastasia SteeleJamie DornanChristian GreyEric JohnsonJack HydeEloise MumfordKate KavanaghBella HeathcoteLeilaRita OraMia GreyJennifer EhleCarlaLuke GrimesElliot GreyVictor RasukJoséMax MartiniTaylorBruce AltmanJerry RoachKim BasingerElena LincolnDanny ElfmanComposerE.L. JamesWriterJohn SchwartzmanCinematographyRent & Buy