“Fifty Shades of Black,” Marlon Wayans’ spoof of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” is getting clobbered by critics, who gave the comedy a meager 14 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film, which grossed $2.2 million at the Friday box office and is looking to make $6 million its opening weekend, follows E. L. James’ “Fifty Shades” plot with the occasional shifts to movies like “Magic Mike” and “Whiplash.” Critics seem to be in consensus that the movie has no business mocking anyone.
“Compared to other recent Wayans efforts, this one at least maintains a sense of focus, slogging through a scene-by-scene re-do of the original movie with only a few departures into other titles.