and what I most like about the movie is everyone expected porn but it has nothing to do with that, the movie is so well directed with sensual erotic scenes, music is perfect. I recommend you to watch it Dakota is so amazing she deserves Oscar.
I haven't read the books and I won't watch the movie but I've read that a lot of experts think of that as a bad relationship and not because of the s&m but because of how he treats her and how she feels about him (they say she is afraid of making him angry). And people I know that have read the books think the same as those psychologists.
If you read the book before, it depends on you. If you'll watch a movie based on a book, read the book before, so you won't be lost, they had to make a lot of cutting. I read the first book, didn't liked and won't watch it. I don't know if this gonna help you, any way [[lm.fame]] [[lm.fame]]