Fifty Shades Freed review – another crack of the whip

This adaptation of the last book from El James’s trilogy sees the S&M saga run out of steamThe third film in this trilogy based on El James’s softcore novels about an S&M relationship might be more fittingly titled Fifty Shades Tied Up (or, rather, Fifty Shades Tied Down), given that it begins with the wedding of student Ana (Dakota Johnson) and billionaire Christian (Jamie Dornan).

It opens with a marriage ceremony montage whose sombre voiceover is an indication of the sobering things to come (Dornan’s earnest rendition of Paul McCartney’s Maybe I’m Amazed being just one example).

This repetitive, glassy-eyed finale feels more like a weak victory lap, offering little pleasure but plenty of lifestyle porn (not to mention product placement) by way of luxury cars, a decadent Paris honeymoon and an enviable alpine view bubble bath.

There’s a low-stakes heist plot,

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