For the past three years, we have had to suffer through this boring and uneventful trilogy. We can now say the Fifty Shades trilogy is FINALLY OVER!
Freed begins with the wedding of Anna (Dakota Johnson) and Christian (Jamie Dornan). Throughout the opening credits, we see visuals of Anna’s gown, the rings, Christian’s tux, the “I do’s” the extravagant reception and the lavish honeymoon to Paris. If you have been paying attention, when it comes to Christian Grey, this is the par for the course.  As the newlyweds are enjoying themselves, the honeymoon is cut short when a fire is set in the server room of Grey Enterprises. 
Once home, they are met by their household staff and new security. Anna is a little taken aback that she is now in charge of the daily household duties, her newly remodeled office at work, and the new house Christian bought the house for them. Not to mention, she is still trying to wrap her head around the fact that she is now Mrs. Christian Grey. Everything is going well in their life or so they think. Unbeknownst to the happy couple, a part of their past is still out there, lurking, waiting to rear its ugly head. That’s right, Jack Hyde (Eric Johnson) is still out there waiting to exact his revenge for the life that should have been his.
Having read the E.L. James’ books and knowing what is supposed to happen next, it was torture watching Freed. Nothing has changed from the first Fifty Shades of Grey to Freed. One would think the producers and writers would do something to spice up the script/action, but nothing changed.  There still isn’t really a plot, the chemistry between Johnson and Dornan is still boring and laughable at best and the sex scenes are lacklustre.  When Anna “misbehaves” or defies Christian’s commands, it earns her a trip to the “Red Room of Pain.” There were no sparks, no Oooo’s and ahh’s, no squirming in the chair, or bottom lip biting.  Just plain boring.  Come on, the reason these movies were even made was due to the exciting erotica in E.L. James’ novels.  Of course, you can’t put exactly what was described in the book on the screen without it earning an X rating, but damn, can you at least make it believable or maybe a little interesting?   

Overall, don’t spend a dime on this movie. Watch it on Netflix or on your favorite streaming site.
Grade F

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
The Nun Review:             Finally, we get the darkest storyline in the Conjurverse.   As one of the most terrifying characters in the franchise, Corin Hardy’s The Nun is here to scare the @##$ out of audiences. Are you brave enough to watch?                 Set in 1950’s Romania at a cloistered Abbey, a young nun commits suicide.   Disturbed by her sinful actions, officials at the Vatican enlist Father Burke (Demián Bichir), a specialist in “miracle hunting”, to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death and determine if the abbey is still a holy place.   To help him with his duties, Vatican officials suggest he seek out novitiate Irene (Taissa Farmiga) as she has had some experience in the area and can assist him.   Their first task is to seek out Frenchie (Jonas Bloquet), the man who found the nun, get his side of how he discovered her and then have him take them to the abbey.               When they meet up with Frenchie, and he takes them to
Read more
Image
The Fate of the Furious Review: This is the eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise, and the first movie without beloved Paul Walker as Brian due to his sudden death. (Technically, the second with the first being Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift) Dom and the crew are in for a new adventure that pits them against each other for the first time in the action packed Fate of the Furious . Fate opens up in typical Fast and the Furious fashion, a race for pink slips!! However, this race is not any ¼-mile race, it’s the Cuban Mile. A race that goes through the city, dodging in and out of crowded streets, sharp turns etc. Dom (Vin Diesel) is at a disadvantage driving his cousins slow, rusty, 1953 Chevy Fleetline which he jerry-rigged. The car eventually catches fire, but you know Dom, he pulls off the win in dramatic style by driving in reverse.  Dom is later approached by cyber-terrorist Cipher (Charlize Theron), who blackmails him to turn on his family a
Read more
Image
Warcraft Review: I have never played the game and have no idea what the gist was about, I went in with an open mind.  I walked away with the knowledge of Orcs vs. Human vs. Wizards in a battle for what looks like the Orcs wanted to take over the earth because their world was destroyed/dead by black magic. Or at least that is what I got out of it.  Warcraft turned out to be a hodgepodge of stories all rolled up into one.  Watching it reminded me of similarities of the Moses in a basket, Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Transformers, Harry Potter and a Hippogriff, and even Capt. James T. Kirk and his lust for all things women no matter what color, race or species. LOL Warcraft is very pleasing to the eyes. The graphics, CGI/effects were on point, full of action, and betrayal and the reluctant rise of an ostracized half-breed. Clearly, this movie was made for the gaming fans that have background knowledge of what is going on. Oh, and yes, there will be a sequel so we can all find
Read more