Excellent but underrated film

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

"Fifty Shades of Black" (2016) is an entertaining film. The story is a direct parody of "Fifty Shades of Grey" where college student, Hannah Steele played by Kali Hawk, falls for unorthodox billionaire, Christian Black played by Marlon Wayans, but his sexual practices put a strain on what could become a beautiful relationship. The story is there for what could have been a heavy dose of comedy, but it doesn't seem to mesh well as the film could have.The director, Michael Tiddes known for over the top comedies like "A Haunted House" (2013), stayed true the style of comedy. Ever comedic take had funny laced in the dialogue or visuals and then amplified to drive it home. Occasionally it was a bit much. The music that filled most of the film was very intertwining and relatively spot on but, there were a few lapses in the sound department. Some of the voice-overs missed the mark and took away from the film. Overall, it was just OK but, still an enjoyably film.

Spoiler alert for Fifty Shades of Grey as well for it is a parody with the exact plot. Fifty Shades of Parody. To say that this was better than the movie it was spoofing shows you just how bad that movie was. The only reason Grey was doing better than Black in the box office is due to there being a cult following of the books the Grey movies were based on. Those who either did not like the books or the Grey movies might be able to enjoy this. However a greater population do not know about the books or the movies or what they were about before watching this movie or are loyal fans of Grey. Christian Black is not a likable character as he was verbally abusive to Hannah Steel and generally has commitment issues. Maybe a little over the top but not far off from the Christian Grey character. Hannah is also just like Anastasia Steel in the way she always says 'I don't want to be controlled or submissive' but then always does exactly what she is told. Mostly at first she was amused by the idea of getting spanked and then she gets serious since Christian Grey is only in it for the sex and says she wants to find out just how intense things would get before leaving. The movie follows the same plot but ends with no to be continued like the movie it was spoofing thank god. This movie is probably worth watching only once and also does not require a sequel.

Holy crap, I'm might get slack for this and I might be whack, but damn, did I crack up on this black…spoof.I have heard nothing but bad things about this movie. Up and down, people and critics hated it. Plus it came and went like how fast the Christian in this film had sex. But, 30 seconds in, a laugh was forced out of me and I found myself laughing through to the end.That said, yes, admittedly, a ton of jokes did not work. Many forced, many just retreaded bad stereotypes they ran into the ground. But, for the times that they hit the head of the nail...I was almost in tears laughing. And to top it off, it was 100x more enjoyable than the "serious" movie it spoofed: Fifty Shades of Grey. Come to think of it, I laughed in both movies. Only this movie was intended to make me laugh.Like the other Wayans' project, Scary Movie, which, for the record, is way funnier, the movie is almost a shot-by-shot remake/satire of Fifty Shades of Grey. Sadly, as much as I've tried to forget that "experience," I recall a ton here in …Black as was in …Grey. Again, there are a ton of scenes and jokes that just didn't work and were foreseen minutes in advance, but for the parts that did have me bust out loud, it worked. I know the criticisms, wait, actually, make that I *don't* know the criticisms. I haven't read, heard or seen anyone else's reviews – something I don't do before I see a movie and especially before I write my take, but I have heard people didn't like this much. I just could not hold back some laughter. I truly had a great time here. Enough to see a second time? Eh, maybe. Perhaps I was just in a good mood. I dunno. But, I do know this: I just finished this and I did have a good time here. Take that for what it's worth. Go in fresh, forget the complaints and maybe you'll laugh, as well.ESPECIALLY if you hated Fifty Shades of Grey as much as I did. ***Final thoughts: Man, I love to be surprised. Sometimes I love when my expectations are so low and the creative team of a film completely blows me away. They did it here and after what I heard about the upcoming Ghostbusters remake that I am (as of now, July 12, 2016) dreading…I hope I am proved wrong there and I have a great time with their vision as well.

This was my first movie at a new cinema in my town, and it was...nice. I really don't like Fifty Shades of Grey (the original one), but I enjoyed this parody, and man, it has some damn hot scenes, not a movie to see with your family because it's almost porn sometimes, in my opinion. The actors doesn't perform too well, it's that kind of comedy filled with stupidity sometimes, especially from Marlon Wayans who likes to behave like a child in some of his movies, but I think the man it's hilarious the e way he is. Well, I don't have something else to say about this movie, I've seen it almost half a year on 30 January when it first launched in Romania. As you can see, I'm a Romanian guy, and it's my first time when I review a title on IMDb, also I hope this review it's spoiler free, it's my first review, so be kind with me.