The latest Netflix controversy-courting and opinion-dividing film has been dubbed the 'Polish 50 Shades' by many critics and viewers, and the inspiration is clearly there to see. However, 365 Days makes the Shades movie trilogy seem polished and nuanced by comparison, and it is quite extraordinary to behold. Glossy, vacuous and unsubtle, the tawdry tale of a Mafia boss who is instantly smitten on seeing a glamorous businesswoman from afar, kidnaps her and then gives her a year in which he sets out to make her fall in love with him displays unforgivable sexual politics, preposterous plotting, dreadful dialogue and eye-wateringly bad sex scenes. It also takes quite a degree of skill to deliver lines convincingly in another language, and there is little evidence of that ability shown here. With two more novels in the series already out there, and a film sequel planned, the film's instant success far outweighs its quality.
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