Friday, April 29, 2016

174. Fifty Shades Of Black; movie review

FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK
Cert 15
90 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong sex references

It's an everyfilm hat-trick.
Michael Tiddes and Marlon Wayans' previous two films both scored a pitiful 1.5/10 and here they have made a movie which is even worse.
And yet, if the figures on Wikipedia are correct, it has already made four times its $5 million budget.
Tiddes and Wayans will be laughing all the way to the bank which is more than I did during their entire film.
The very concept of a spoof of one of the dullest pictures of 2015 was an odd one.
They use their take-off of Fifty Shades Of Grey to splatter the screen with an array of reverse jokes about black people.
I just don't get this.
I have been brought up to find the n-word deeply offensive and yet it is used liberally, black people are stereotyped as thieves and women are mocked throughout.
Should I believe that because it is presented by a black cast, this should suddenly be funny? It ain't.
For the record Wayans plays Christian Black, a multi-millionaire who gets his kicks from sadism.
He lures an upstanding young woman (Kali Hawk) to be his plaything, providing she signs a contract which contains some very explicit detail.
Oh, and this film handles its nudity with prosthetics. That's right - these so-called edgy comedians haven't even got the guts to go naked.
Frankly, Fifty Shades Of Black is worth few more words.
I am shocked that Wayans and Tiddes still attract enough of an audience to ensure that more of this garbage will be coming soon to a screen near you.

Reasons to watch: can't think of any
Reasons to avoid: the most unfunny 'comedy' I have seen in a long time

Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: prosthetic nudity
Overall rating: 1/10

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