He said: 'As Christian, does the Northern Irishman, Dornan, pull it off? He pulls plenty off, as it happens, but not, alas, the part itself. Much of the criticism was directed at Jamie, with Daily Mail film critic Brian Viner saying he is not convincing as the bondage billionaire. The pair have been busy promoting the film and attending premieres in London, Berlin and New York over the past week.įifty Shades of Grey, which was directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, is expected to be a box office success but many of the reviews haven't been favourable so far. 'At the time she said I threw her like a piece of meat,' admitted Jamie, quipping: 'I'm just a very committed actor!' Meanwhile, Dakota, 25, told Alison that she suffered for her art as in one of the sex scenes, Jamie threw her so hard onto the bed that she suffered whiplash. 'There has to be a good story too, you need something to carry the story through and that's the love story and the two characters that resonate with people.' 'It's hard to get away from it as it's a big part of the story so there's enough in there to keep you keen,' he explained. Speaking on the ITV programme, he said that sex is inevitably a big part of the movie - which opens in the UK this evening - but warned viewers will be disappointed if that's all they're expecting.
I saw a dominant with two submissives and he became our kink adviser on the film.' The actor recalled: 'I went there, he offered me a beer, and they did… whatever they were into.
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Jamie, pictured with his co-star in another still from the film, visited a sex dungeon to learn more about how to play bondage billiionare Christian Grey who was created by author EL James