Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: the second part adapted from the sulphurous novel by EL James.
1.5/5! This is his average press rating on AlloCiné. “(…) it is difficult to be passionate about this story (…)”writes Le Parisien. “[Cette] suite (…) goes up in nauseating kitsch.”says Le Figaro. “Less titillating than a wildlife documentary on the love parade of a couple of anemic bonobos.”mocks Widescreen.
Released in 2017, Fifty Shades Darker was absolutely hated by critics. In the United States, he even won the trophy for Worst Suite and Worst Supporting Actress (for Kim Basinger) at the Razzie Awards.
The second part of the adventures of Christian Gray and Anastasia Steele, adapted from the eponymous bestsellers by EL James, the film nevertheless unleashed passions among the public.
The first opus, Fifty Shades of Grey, had already grossed close to 570 million dollars worldwide, for an estimated budget of 40 million dollars, and had attracted more than 4 million French people to cinemas.
Holding the record for the number of trailer views in 24 hours with 114 million views, fifty shades darker garnered $381 million in worldwide revenue, for a budget increased to $55 million. In France, more than 3 million fans have seen it on the big screen.
A lucrative erotic franchise that ended in 2018 with a third and final installment, titled Fifty Shades Freed.
fifty shades darker by James Foley with Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Bella Heathcote…
From 12 years old
Tonight on CSTAR at 9:10 p.m.