Fifty Shades Of Black review: There’s not a lot to like about this new comedy spoof from Marlon Wayans and co.
Fifty Shades Of Black review by Paul Heath. I honestly don’t know where to begin with Fifty Shades Of Black, the latest ‘comedy’ that spoofs last year’s Fifty Shades Of Grey movie, and many others. Actually, I will start here; there’s a scene near the end of the film where Marlon Wayans picks up a hardback copy of E.L. James’ source material and then immediately ridicules it for its poor dialogue and corny content. I can’t quite tell if he’s also taking a sly, fourth-wall-breaking dig at his own movie, or not. We’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, but we won’t forgive him for the rest of this ridiculous, offensive, putrid, dire and most importantly, completely unfunny effort that immediately wants you to run for the exit doors.
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Like the film that it is primary spoofing, the ‘plot’ revolves around an inexperienced college student who meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship. The different here is that the title character is named Christian Black, and not Christian Grey, and his student, Kali Hawk as Hannah Steele (do you see what they’ve done there?). Fifty Shades Of Black is a three-to-four minute comedy sketch strung out to 90 unwanted minutes that grates from the off. Almost every ‘joke’ lands flat and goes straight for the ‘oh-my-gosh-I-can’t-believe-they said-that’ ground, objectifies women, which could also be said for its primary target, I know, but does it with such cruel, vile intent that it made me immediately want to leave the screening. Of course, I didn’t in the hope that the film would pick itself up from the gutter and come up with some witty parody – it didn’t – or show any hint of hope. Again, it did not.
Drawing from the positives, of which there is possibly one… Marlon Wayans. The guy can indeed act, and is easily the best thing about the movie in terms of his performance, even if we can’t forgive him for the dire script, of which he co-wrote with Rick Alvarez, his collaborator on A Haunted House and its sequel. None of it makes any sense plot wise, which would not usually matter in a film of this kind, but with its unlikable characters, tasteless, stupid honour and nasty intent, cinema-goers would do best by giving the film an extremely wide swerve.
A contender for the worst, most offensive comedy of the year, and I’ve seen Dirty Grandpa.
Fifty Shades Of Black review by Paul Heath, March, 2016.
Fifty Shades Of Black is released in UK cinemas on 11th March, 2016.
Agreed
Mar 11, 2016 at 7:36 pm
I’m not the kind of person who generally agrees with critics but this is a whole different story. I have to say I agree with, not only my whole heart but my whole being. Every word about this trainwreck of a movie (not even deserving the name movie) written here is true.