Fifty Shades Freed Review: 3 Ups & 7 Downs

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3. The Series Finally Embraces Its Campy Potential

While the first two films did at least try to present themselves with a certain air of legitimacy, there is a mildly encouraging "no f***s given" approach to Fifty Shades Freed, where practically everyone involved stops trying to make something good and just gives in to making something fun instead.

Needless to say, whether you enjoy the film ironically or otherwise, there is a good deal to laugh at here. There are, in fairness, a number of genuinely funny one-liners that were clearly intended to be funny, and as such it often feels more in-touch with what the entire series should've been from the beginning.

Yes, there are the aforementioned tonal problems and plenty of moments that inspire pure, unfettered cringe, but the overall result isn't nearly as miserable or dour as its predecessors, because it finally seems to accept just how trashy it is.