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\"\"<\/a>Fifty Shades Freed<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t bad enough to be fun and the lack of chemistry between Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan makes it so much worse to watch, thankfully this is the shortest one of the series, so there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n

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Fifty Shades Freed
\n<\/span>\u2014 Unrated Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(2018)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Romance, Suspense\/Thriller
\nUniversal | R\/Unrated \u2013 105 min. \/ 110 min. \u2013 $44.95 | May 8, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 04\/30\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>James Foley
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>E.L. James (novel); Niall Leonard (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scene, Music Videos
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio (4K\/BD): <\/strong>English (DTS:X), French (DTS 5.1), Spanish (DTS-HD HR 7.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 1.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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It\u2019s funny, but in preparation for this review of Fifty Shades Freed<\/em><\/strong>, I had to re-visit my review of Darker<\/em>; well, in that review I had to re-visit my review of Grey<\/em>, which says a lot about this entire franchise which mercifully comes to a conclusion, though god help us all if they do a movie from Christian Grey\u2019s perspective…<\/p>\n

Note: <\/strong>This review does contain major PLOT SPOILERS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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What semblance of a plot that Fifty Shades Freed<\/em><\/strong> has finds psychopathic \u2013 I mean \u201ccharismatic\u201d \u2013 Christian Grey (JAMIE DORNAN) and Anastasia Steele (DAKOTA JOHNSON) newly married (the ceremony takes place over the credits) but if you think Christian has taken a fuzzy more loveable approach to their relationship, you\u2019d be wrong. Sure, he gives Anastasia more power but cracks in their nuptials begin to show, particularly concerning the thought of having kids.<\/p>\n

But before we get to that nugget, there\u2019s Anastasia\u2019s disgraced former boss, Jack Hyde (ERIC JOHNSON), who is now targeting the couple for some personal reason, though after breaking in to their palatial apartment and holding Anastasia at knifepoint, he\u2019s quickly subdued by her personal bodyguards and arrested, to disappear for a bit while the film tackles both Christian\u2019s control issues and her pregnancy, along with Christian\u2019s brother (LUKE GRIMES) and Anastasia\u2019s best friend (ELOISE MUMFORD) getting engaged, because we do need to tie off (so to speak) those supporting characters.<\/p>\n

Oh, and obviously we get a few \u201cerotic\u201d BDSM scenes to liven things up since the rest of the film quite the bore with the haphazard plot and a couple who still have zero chemistry and probably don\u2019t even like one another off screen, this part really drags down the movie, and series as a whole, more than anything, though the bad dialogue doesn\u2019t help matters. Also not helping matters, Christian Grey as a character just is one big, unlikeable, douchebag.<\/p>\n

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Casting wise, beyond Johnson and Dornan who slept-walked through their performances, the rest of the actors basically go through the motions. Marcia Gay Harden makes an appearance at the beginning and towards the end with only a few lines; Rita Ora as Christian\u2019s sister got even less screen time compared with Darker<\/em> but also figured into the vengeful ex-boss \u201cstory\u201d; and the others just make appearances that amounted to nothing that made an impact on the plot. Oh, and Kim Basinger has a small appearance in the \u201cUnrated\u201d version, not hard to see why her role was cut.<\/p>\n

Filmed back-to-back with Darker<\/em>, Fifty Shades Freed<\/em><\/strong> is like its predecessor meaning it\u2019s actually rather mundanely bad rather than hilariously bad like the first film which truly had some of the worst dialogue, thanks to being translated from the equally atrociously written novel. Although I wasn\u2019t put to sleep, I did find myself detached thanks to uninteresting plot points and a cast, and presumably crew, who just wanted to get it all over with.<\/p>\n

Whatever, thankfully it\u2019s all over. Hopefully.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted, titled-embossed, slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is the redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. All of the features are available on the UHD disc in 4K resolution as well as the Blu-ray.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scene (1:08; 4K)<\/u><\/strong> is entitled \u201cHickey and Apology\u201d. Nothing special.<\/p>\n

The Final Climax (32:39; 4K)<\/u><\/strong> is a multi-part behind-the-scenes featurette delving into various scenes and character moments and has interviews with members of the cast and crew.<\/p>\n

Christian and Ana by Jamie & Dakota (6:02; 4K)<\/u><\/strong> are interview footage with the stars talking about their respective characters and journeys.<\/p>\n

A Conversation with E.L. James and Eric Johnson (8:52; 4K)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 The two interview one another about the novels and franchise.<\/p>\n

Music Videos (HD):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n