Fifty Shades Freed is the final installment in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, movies based on E.L. James' best-selling erotic romance novels originally written as Twilight fan fiction. Like the other two movies, it's an erotic drama with more bedroom action than pretty much anything else. Like Twilight's Breaking Dawn, Fifty Shades Freed starts with the main characters' wedding and then follows the sex-fueled newlyweds as they navigate external pressures -- but mostly just find ways to have sex anywhere they go. There are many explicit sex scenes, including extreme close-up shots of naked breasts and buttocks and glimpses of pubic hair -- as well as multiple sexual accessories and toys. The language is also strong, with "f--k," "s--t," and other words used frequently. Characters also drink often (appearing drunk in a couple of scenes), and there's lots of brand/product placement, especially luxury cars (Audi in particular) and electronics.
The film is directed by James Foley, a New York filmmaker with extensive experience in both film and television (he has signed chapters of some of the leading series of the moment, such as "House of Cards", "Hannibal", "Wayward Pines", he even filmed an episode of the emblematic "Twin Peaks"). His film debut came with "Reckless" (1984), a romantic youth drama written by Chris Columbus and starring Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah. His next work was "At Close Range" (1986), a crime drama starring Sean Penn and Christopher Walken. The following year he directed the romantic comedy starring pro Madonna "Who's That Girl" (1987). This title is followed by "After Dark, My Sweet" (1990), a crime thriller and Neo-noir style couple that starred Jason Patric, Rachel Ward and Bruce Dern. The next thing he shot was "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992), a film about the world of immobile businesses. The film received numerous positive reviews, won abundant national and international awards. After this work he directed "Two Bits" (1995), a drama starring Al Pacino that focuses on the relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and his grandfather during the Great Depression. A year later he directed "Fear" (1996), a psychological thriller of couples, focused on the jealousy and obsession that starred Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon. That same year, he directed the judicial drama "The Chamber" (1996), a film starring Chris O'Donnell and Gene Hackman that was based on a best-seller of the popular John Grisham. Three years later he directed "The Corruptor" (1999), a "buddy film" of action framed in the underworld of Chinatown starring Chow Yun-Fat and Mark Wahlberg. His next work was "Confidence" (2003), an intriguing thriller about robberies and robberies starring Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz and Andy Garcia. One year later he directed the tv-movie "Hollywood Division" (2004) and three years later the film "Perfect Stranger" (2007). An intriguing and mystery thriller starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis.
WHAT'S THE STORY? FIFTY SHADES FREED begins with the wedding of Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) and Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), who immediately rush off to their luxurious honeymoon on a private plane. After sightseeing and making love around the world, the new Mr. and Mrs. Grey are forced to return to Seattle when Christian is told that an arsonist set fire to his company's server room. The perpetrator is Jack Hyde (Eric Johnson), Ana's former boss and attacker. After Jack is arrested for the fire, the Greys continue their life as newlyweds: Ana is promoted to a position that even she's not sure she deserves, and Christian mopes about Ana's commitment to her work. Ana calls Christian out when he lapses back into controlling possessiveness. They also buy a fixer-upper mansion, travel with friends, have a lot of sex, and then deal with Jack again.
MOVIE INFO Rating: R (for strong sexual content, nudity, and language) Genre: Drama Directed By: James Foley Written By: Niall Leonard In theaters: February 9, 2018 Runtime: 101 minutes Music: Danny Elfman Studio:Universal Pictures Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Arielle Kebbel, Eric Johnson, Brant Daugherty, Max Martini, Fay Masterson
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