Compared, inaccurately to Fifty Shades of Grey , the movie franchise based on the book that came out just before #MeToo could cause too many eyebrow raises about its nature, 365 Days is more Beauty and the Beast meets Pretty Woman (back when it was a script called $3,000 ) in terms of themes and plot, yet draws the comparison to E.L. James’ erotic-by-Midwestern-housewife-standards books because of its often sadomasochistic sex scenes centered on withholding and delayed pleasure.
Heavily inspired by the common plots of adult thrillers such as “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “365 Days” is another tale of a dominant man who falls head over heels in love with the girl of his dreams (literally).
Positioning itself as Polish cinema’s answer to the Fifty Shades of Grey book and film series, author Blanka Lipinska’s 365 Days (365 dni) is adapted by filmmaker Barbara Bialowas.
This is a laughable “Fifty Shades of Grey” kidnapping porn mafia picture — softcore, of course — about a hunky Sicilian mob boss (Michele Morrone) who spies a beautiful tourist on the day his father is assassinated.
It is so bad it makes Fifty Shades of Grey look like Last Tango in Paris .
However, the film quickly gained international recognition due to its explicit sex scenes and inevitable comparison to Fifty Shades Of Grey .