Alien at the Movies

Handcuffs, whips, and cable ties... oh my!

It's S&M 101 when Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) introduces Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) to his secret world behind the locked door of his red room of pain. Dornan & Johnson seem perfectly cast for their roles. There is a chemistry and a heavy sexual tension between them that has to be diffused with some light humor.  This well crafted film is a romance novel with sexually deviant behavior that's more hype & curiosity draw than story value. The explicit S&M scenes trimmed to ""R" rating standards are non-erotic and disturbing unless you are into it. It's probably a better ladies night out film than a date flick. The movie is mostly a tease and may leave some frustrated and yearning for more to come  in the next 2 sequels.

Alien gives it 3 "non-disclosure contract" stars out of 4.