Beat me. Considering the hot mess that the novel is, the movie really should have been a lot worse then it was.
One of the movie's biggest strengths in the early scenes is its sense of restraint. There's restraint watching Anastasia (Dakota Johnson) and Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) that's apparent through the performances and the script. The scenes of the characters using their words to entice the other are far more sexually appealing then later scenes when the clothes come off.
I've read complaints that the actors lack chemistry but in a way I feel like that works here. These two characters are far from a match made in Heaven so the restraint feels genuine as you're watching two people lose control; whether it be in a physical way from her, or on a mental way from him.
It's a shame that once the action starts, the fun stops. I can't imagine anyone finding these sex scenes appealing as everything comes off so ridiculously forced and contrived you would swear you're watching a production as opposed to anything feeling genuine. The later scenes also struggle with really advancing the characters, as their developments seem to drive in circles, making the conflicts feel stilted and repetitive. Still, there is something about this franchise that leaves me wanting more.
2/4
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