Reviews
Fifty Shades Darker
Directed by James Foley · starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan and Eric Johnson
- 8 from the press
- 6.7 · 40 votes
Fifty Shades Darker: reviews
Reviews
6.7 40 votes
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What the critics say average 4.3 from 8 outlets
- 7.0 VarietyGuy Lodge
For all its structural and psychological deficiencies, it?s hard not to enjoy 'Fifty Shades Darker' on its own lusciously limited terms.
Read - 5.8 IndiewireKate Erbland
Sex is fun! Romance is sweet! And not every slap needs to leave a mark.
Read - 5.0 Chicago Sun-TimesRichard Roeper
This is one good-looking, occasionally titillating, mostly soapy and dull snooze-fest.
Read - 4.5 The WrapAlonso Duralde
(...) but overall, the film plays like an un-asked-for collaboration between the Hallmark and Playboy Channels.
Read - 4.2 Entertainment WeeklyDevan Coggan
'Darker' is strangely plotless and devoid of any real tension.
Read - 3.0 Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
This is a surprisingly dull and tedious affair where nothing is even remotely plausible, the romance and the sex least of all.
Read - 3.0 The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
Leonard and Foley offer enough semi-naked sex scenes here to prove that quantity is no substitute for chemistry.
Read - 2.0 New York PostKyle Smith
A song about how bad 'Fifty Shades Darker' is (...) this will make you dumber.
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Questions about the reviews of Fifty Shades Darker
- What score does Fifty Shades Darker have?
- Readers give it 6.7 (40 votes). The critics, 4.3 on average from 8 reviews.
- What do the critics say about Fifty Shades Darker?
- The highest score is Variety’s (7.0) and the lowest New York Post’s (2.0).