Fifty Shades Darker

Pulseless, perfunctory and persistently watering down its kookier instincts, Fifty Shades Darker pales in comparison to the first. You might as well call it Fifty Shades Duller.

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In theory, Fifty Shades Darker is great no matter how bad it is. To call it a lousy movie is missing the point: It’s a functional movie, a girls-night-out commando mission whose job is to get in, get out, and get the job done in between.

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The last third of the film descends straight into a combination of "Dynasty" with shades of cult classic "The Room." It's fantastic because it's complete and utter silly madness. Helicopter crashes! Slaps! Drinks thrown in faces! Fully clothed shower sex! A framed "Chronicles of Riddick" poster! All the makings of an instant cult classic.

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Who would have guessed that, when he was a boy, Christian Grey, the controlling, sexually sadistic bazillionaire at the center of E.L. James’ "Fifty Shades of Grey" juggernaut, was a "Chronicles of Riddick" fan?

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Love means ignoring every red flag in the sloppy sequel Fifty Shades Darker.

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Anastasia and Christian are back in a movie that resembles an un-asked-for collaboration between the Hallmark and Playboy Channels.

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Anastasia (Dakota Johnson) and Christian (Jamie Dornan) come back together after their split, as she starts to find who she is and he tries to be less controlling. However, new obstacles in the shape of other suitors and ghosts from the past will try to keep them apart.

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Fifty Shades Darker is a befuddling, messy erotic "thriller" that shifts tones faster than audiences can keep up with.

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An alleged 18-rated, adults-only filth-fest that behaves like a flustered PG.

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There’s something liberating about reviewing a film that is bulletproof. This franchise of novels that has struck a chord with the populace, and a thankfully waning punch line for late-night talk show hosts riffing on jokes about your mom reading bondage porn, is doing just fine, thank you very much.

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Director James Foley takes the reins for the second film adapting E.L. James' best-selling S&M romance series.

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Boundaries are violated repeatedly in Fifty Shades Darker, a film that demands even more submission of its audience than its predecessor, 2015’s Fifty Shades of Grey.

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This is a film in which Christian Grey owns a pommel horse and gives no indication that he wants to have sex on it.

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The problem is all inside your head, she said to me S&M is easy if you take it logically I’d like to help you with your struggle to tame me There must be 50 ways to spank your lover. “Fifty Shades” — don’t tell my mother.

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It’s not a terribly good idea to base a movie on a book in which almost nothing happens for 500 pages, but that’s what we have here.

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A professional with real credits, so I assume that [Mr. Foley's] not finally responsible for the ineptitude of Fifty Shades Darker, which ranges from continuity issues to unsurprisingly risible writing. There are also abrupt swings in tone, dead-end detours and flatline performances, including from Ms. Johnson.

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Everyone's favorite S&M couple returns – and the result is more painful than you could possibly imagine.

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