Synopsis
When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
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Cast
- Dakota JohnsonAnastasia Steele
- Jamie DornanChristian Grey
- Eric JohnsonJack Hyde
- Eloise MumfordKate Kavanagh
- Bella HeathcoteLeila
- Rita OraMia Grey
- Jennifer EhleCarla
- Luke GrimesElliot Grey
- Victor RasukJosé
- Max MartiniTaylor
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
For all its structural and psychological deficiencies, it’s hard not to enjoy Fifty Shades Darker on its own lusciously limited terms. - 58
IndieWire
Whipping up a proper tone for the big screen versions of E.L. James’ wildly popular novels was always going to be the films’ biggest problem, and while director James Foley might not quite nail it, wily injections of humor prove to be an unexpectedly helpful addition to the kinky franchise. - 50
Boston Globe
Even with an improved Dornan, the movie still belongs to Johnson, a character actress capable of making light of a movie pretending to be darker. - 50
Chicago Tribune
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. - 45
TheWrap
It’s nice that the two photogenic leads are treating sex like a pleasurable activity rather than an onerous chore in this second entry, but overall, the film plays like an un-asked-for collaboration between the Hallmark and Playboy Channels. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
Darker is strangely plotless and devoid of any real tension. - 40
Screen Daily
Sometimes sexy, sometimes campy, Fifty Shades Darker is a smorgasbord of silliness, its dopey pleasures indistinguishable from its many awkwardly melodramatic moments. - 38
Movie Nation
A film which promises “darker” but delivers “funnier” — with some of the laughs intentional.
