This week at the movies, weve got a risqu relationship (Fifty Shades of Grey, starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson) and slick super-spies (Kingsman: The Secret Service, starring Colin Firth and Samuel L. Jackson). Find out what the critics have to say on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fifty Shades of Grey
If you thought Twilight needed fewer vampires and more handcuffs, Fifty Shades of Grey was written for you. E.L. Jamess Twilight fan fiction-turned-erotic novel has become an international sensation in its own right, and its spawned a big screen adaptation that critics say is surprisingly tame, considering its source material. Dakota Johnson plays Anastasia Steele, a timid undergrad tasked with interviewing a wealthy, good-looking entrepreneur named Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). The mutual attraction is clear, but Ana soon learns that Christian has some rather unusual bedroom habits and must decide whether or not shell follow his lead. Fifty Shades of Grey is currently at 32 percent on Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer; heres what some of the critics are saying about it:
Rotten: Fifty Shades of Grey the movie, for the record, is not quite as bad as Fifty Shades of Grey the book. But thats not saying much. Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten: An unashamed and genially preposterous fairy tale, a kind of Cinderella with restraints, 50 Shades is about as believable as Jack and the Beanstalk, albeit considerably more kinky in intent. Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Rotten: In the end, theres nothing here we havent seen before. But theres also nothing as agonizingly awkward as Jamess prose. Stephanie Merry, Washington Post
Fresh: Gone are the truly dreadful aspects of the book, and the biggest surprise may be that Ana and Christian have developed senses of humor. Sara Stewart, New York Post
Kingsman: The Secret Service
If Austin Powers were a tad darker and a whole lot bloodier, you might end up with something like Kingsman: The Secret Service, Matthew Vaughns high octane send-up of gentlemanly espionage that critics say is fun and subversive, if a bit over the top. Colin Firth plays veteran super-spy Harry Hart, who recruits a twentysomething troublemaker named Eggsy (Taron Egerton) into the ranks of his secret organization. When a tech mogul (Samuel L. Jackson) is suspected of utilizing his power to wreak havoc on the world, Harry and Eggsy set out to track him down and stop him. Kingsman: The Secret Service is currently Certified Fresh at 73 percent on the Tomatometer; check out some of the reviews here:
Fresh: Its blend of breathless action with Brit irreverence is like James Bond skipping the martinis and lacing a proper cup of tea with crack. Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh: Caught between straight-up James Bond and the Austin Powers parody version, Kingsman is a high-octane combo of action and comedy that breathes surreal new life into the big-screen spy game. Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh: If youre not averse to ridiculous violence and un-PC irreverence, your money will be well spent. Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News
Rotten: This absurdist mashup of spy-movie genres especially those with gentleman spies points up the frenzied pace of change with a frenzy of its own, then runs low on comic resources in the process. Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
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