Christian and Anastasia, a striking couple in modern literature, presented in three feature films led by Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan. What did the first viewers of “Fifty Shades of Grey” think in 2015?
A true literary phenomenon, the erotic saga 50 Shades… also did the event in theaters. In 2015, the first part Fifty Shades of Gray brought together more than 4 million spectators in France.
But what did AlloCiné spectators think of this sulphurous work led by Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan who does not want to hear about the criticism of the film? How did the public feel about this passionate and sexual romance?
A very divided reception
The average of the 147 ratings assigned on the day of its release, namely Wednesday February 11, 2015, to Fifty Shades of Grayis 2.5 out of 5. Suffice to say that the first film adapted from the work of the British EL James clearly divided spectators.
On the positive side, Katia, who attributed to Fifty Shades of grey the maximum score of 5, used the term “stunning” to qualify the film, also praising the performance of the actors. Internet user amour13, for his part, encouraged “to go see this SM girl who will give certain people new temptations”. His grade? 5 out of 5. Finally, Nicolas B, who gives the film a 4.5 out of 5, judges “that several key passages from the book are missing”but that the acting is “very good, even in the erotic scenes.”
“Very good” or… “nauseating”
And those who didn’t like it? Pio14, who gives a score of 1, estimates that “it all makes sense, that a bad book always produces a bad film.” According to the Internet user, “there was also no need to classify it as erotic since the scenes are barely suggestive.” Michel C29 also gives a rating of 1, qualifying the romance as “real turnip”. “Soup, soup, soup”, he gets annoyed. Finally, halou does not mince his words. “Already the book is of a mediocre level, the film is only its most nauseating reflection”, he blurted. Verdict: 0.5 out of 5!
Released in theaters in 2015, Fifty Shades of grey, which has grossed nearly $570 million worldwide, chronicles the passionate and sexual romance between a rich, woman-loving young man and a 22-year-old virgin student. Two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, were subsequently released.
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