The second instalment of the 50 Shades franchise is a slight improvement on the first, however the inclusion of a tiny amount of storyline does not do much to move the film away from purely female fantasy flick.
A distinctly average film from Bradley Cooper. Filmed, presumably, while Mr Cooper was appearing in The Elephant Man in the West End, it almost seems this film was put together just to entertain him during the days between stage appearances. Lacking somewhat in substance, with no plot twist or complexity and what seems almost forced emotion, the films only saving grace is it’s very manageable hour-and-a-half-ish runtime.