20 Worst Movies Of 2016 (So Far)

8. Fifty Shades Of Black

Worst Fims Of 2016
Open Road Films

Three things need to happen in the wake of Fifty Shades Of Black's release. First, the people who made it a $21m box office success need to re-evaluate their lives. Secondly, official use of the word "comedy" needs to be moderated far more sternly. And thirdly, Marlon Wayans needs to stop. Just everything. Stop.

The film presents itself as a "hilarious" skit on Fifty Shades Of Grey, but fails comically in every respect. It's not funny, it's not clever, and it's curiously mean spirited. It's still considerably better than the original, admittedly, but it's yet another addition to the stable of utterly regrettable Hollywood spoofs (see also anything releases with ...Movie as a title) keeping far funnier projects off the slate.

It's not even like Fifty Shades Of Grey required any form of spoof, but it's very clear that nobody involved here has any sort of concerns about what might be appropriate or necessary. Because they might have then started by writing a solitary funny gag, or considered that spoofing something gives the source a legitimacy that Fifty Shades never, ever earned.

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