Could it have been better with him as Christian? TBH this movie was AWFUL... even Jamie Dornan has made comments about it. To me he and Dakota Johnson had no chemistry. It just didn't work for me. Read all 3 books and the grammer and just the immaturity of this story was bad. These are just my opinions and if I go see Fifty Shades Darker I will be sure to take a fifth of Vodka in my purse to put in my Sprite
shareI thought the film was bland rather than awful, amandamichelle74. Two colorless leads with no chemistry.
To be honest, while Jamie Dornan works well in certain parts, Dakota Johnson is a supporting player rather than a leading lady. I've heard that Charlie Hunnam had real chemistry with Dakota, at least during their read through, but Laurence Olivier in his prime couldn't have saved that weak script and lackluster direction. The film was 'meh' when it should have been 'pow'.
Charlie did to to salvage the script, THR mentioned he had a lot of script notes plus producer Michael De Luca talked about Charlie's involvement
"We had to lose some stuff. We had to create some stuff," he said. "Because with the dramatic arc, it's a two-hour, three-act structure. … Charlie Hunnam [who dropped out of the production] wanted certain things for his character in the adaptation."
Is cause Charlie Hunnam played an abusive boyfriend in Abandom (2002), is that why he was likely considered?
shareIs cause Charlie Hunnam played an abusive boyfriend in Abandom (2002), is that why he was likely considered?
Good God NO! That was an awful film, dare i say as bad as FSOG, Guess you and I are 2 of the 10 people that went to go see it! :)
Charlie and the push-up challenge.
http://www.laineygossip.com/Charlie-Hunnam-and-Lea-Seydoux-to-star-in-Drake-Doremuss-latest-unique-love-story/44719
I don't think Charlie could have saved this film. The script is badly written. I like Dakota Johnson, BUT she better have upped her "acting" game for the next two films or she will be forever remembered as the "bad" actress from 3 bestselling books and the daughter of Don Johnson (another wooden actor). She needs acting lessons from her mother. I haven't seen Jamie Dornan in any films- this was the first. I feel he has it in him to be a good actor- not just a pretty face. He also needs to up his game. I hope Jamie and Dakota have chemistry in the next two films or they will be on the "List of Actors Who Should Never Be Allowed To Work Again" ... along with Orlando Bloom and Tara Reid.
shareI don't think Charlie could have saved this film.
@ MyaRose regarding message board: I only read the title and first comment that interest me. I don't bother with the thread "other comments" ... And I am breaking my diplomatic protocol by reposting- hence the word "salvage", and Vodka in my Sprite.
shareI don't think that Charlie would have made more of difference to the story, but yeah could have been little more profitable to the producers.
shareI don't think Charlie OR Jamie are right for the role, but that's just my personal opinion, I don't think either of them are hot enough.
However, having watched the film for the first time yesterday, I thought Jamie did a decent job with the awful material. Let's face it, it's s travesty EL James is a millionaire from these books, she writes like a teenage girl and there are FAR more talented writers out there that haven't received her level of success.
She has sold over 100 million books...so I would say she passed the millioniare level many times...and yes, as she derived 50 Shades of Grey from Twilight fan fiction, I would say she is not at the top of the writing game...but that said..that many books sold says she has a huge fan base, and that is who turned out for the movie and the next ones too...
to have a movie make half a billion dollars with no "big" stars in unheard of...the first book for me was the worst, but it was needed to set up the story...hope you will see the next two, as it is Christian and Ana's love story.
to have a movie make half a billion dollars with no "big" stars in unheard of...
Hi isundling
Titanic, Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, and numerous other films made tons of money with no star power. The books were such best sellers that they were critic proof despite the weak material.
True...but all those movies were open to all ages and sexes, and rated PG-13...50 Shades was in a different category.... an R rated,romantic/sexy, definitely female ticket buying movie...I saw all of those movies you mentioned...with my Mom...and some with my nephews...I took none of them to 50 Shades..
share300 outperformed Fifty Shades domestically without star power as did The Exorcist, the first Hangover movie, The Passion of the Christ. If an audience wants to see it enough, they will come.
shareThere are no actors around today who can open just any movie, isundling, including Tom Cruise. When you compare the box office of Fifty Shades with a number of R rated films, the huge take was international, not domestic. It didn't get great word of mouth in the States.
shareOkay...but how many men bought tickets to 50 Shades of Grey compared to 300?..that is my whole point..an R rated movie made for women...that still made over half a billion dollars, with a budget of #40 million...no super heroes...no big stars...just a little simple film..with millions of book fans.
But I never disputed those points, none of them, isundling. I said the film's box office dropped dramatically in the second week and that Fifty Shades of Grey made the bulk of its money internationally.
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