Fifty Shades of Grey

"Well-cast (...) by turns provocative and romance-novel gooey (...) Dornan['s] (...) performance quickly grows fascinating (...) revealing a disturbingly more animated side of Grey when he next encounters Ana." 

"Sitting through the turgid and tedious S&M melodrama that is 'Fifty Shades of Grey' may feel like its own form of torture. (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)" 

"Glossy, well cast, and a consistent hoot until it becomes a serious drag (...) It's edgier than most grown-up studio fare, but otherwise a fairly mild provocation in this porn-saturated day and age." 

"Dakota Johnson is the one bright spot in a film that deals with sex by removing the joy of it. (...) Strictly intended for gluttons for punishment-by boredom. (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)" 

"[It] might not be a good movie — O.K., it’s a terrible movie — but it might nonetheless be a movie that feels good to see, whether you squirm or giggle or roll your eyes or just sit still and take your punishment." 

"A watered-down adaptation that’s embarrassed to be wet (...) a soft-core erotic drama that fails to be even a fraction as titillating as the E.L. James books that inspired it. And yet, that’s exactly why it works (...) Fifty Shades may not make you come, but you’ll still be glad you went (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" 

"Gone are the truly dreadful aspects of the book, and the biggest surprise may be that Anastasia and Grey have developed senses of humor. Still, the film never pretends to be other than what it really is: soft-core porn for the ladies, diluted with an “R” rating. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"