The excitement can no longer be contained. The countdown to Fifty Shades of Grey premiere has officially started globally. Soon we will really see Jamie Dornan as Mister Grey and we will witness his steamy story with beloved Anastasia Steele aka Dakota Johnson.

Although we choose to wait for the official movie release, we are taking a sneak peak at some initial commentaries and critics of the much talked about film adaptation of best seller Fifty Shades of Grey.

See also: Fifty Shades of Grey , premiere at Berlinale film festival 2015

Vanity Fair journalist Richard Lawson says that “Fifty Shades of Grey is not the lame, hot-and-bothered fantasy romance many, including myself, thought it would be. It’s got wit and humor and a modest intelligence about human behavior that, say, the Twilight movies never had” though perhaps the most graphic erotic scenes could have been left to the audience’s imagination. The New York Post says “the film never pretends to be other than what it really is: soft-core porn for the ladies, diluted with an ‘R’ rating.”

See also: See inside Christian Grey’s apartment in Fifty Shades of Grey

According to the Associated Press, “Director Sam Taylor-Johnson had an impossible mission on her hands to meld the tawdry with the conventional […] There have been perfume commercials with more depth and story arc” however this has not tamed the world wide spread enthusiasm that is palpable everywhere as the opening date approaches.

Critics aside, many journalists agreed that even though the movie was based on a story with a plot that can be defined rather simplistic, however the actors have done a good job with their characters and have turned the story of Christian and Anastasia into a not-only-erotic story with moments of humor and entertainment, that is probably going to pleasantly surprise the audience.

The record-selling tickets positively encourage this weekend’s grand opening. People everywhere are waiting to spend their Valentine’s weekend in the company of Steele and Grey. Let us wish everyone a happy vision on Valentine’s day.