The reviews of 'Fifty Shades Freed' are in, and even kinky ice cream can't save this dud

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• Critics are pummeling "Fifty Shades Freed," the latest installment in the "Fifty Shades" series, ahead of its release on Friday.
• The third movie (and last?) in the franchise finds newlyweds Christian and Anastasia's marriage uprooted by outside forces.
• It currently has a 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, with more reviews sure to come.

We've reached the third entry in the "Fifty Shades" phenomenon, the supposed finale of a trilogy. As expected, critics are tearing apart the movie in brutal and hilarious fashion, pointing out its desperate attempts to remind us what made the series popular in the first place.

For "Freed," that seems to include a kinky ice cream scene that critics can't get enough of.

The movie follows newly married Christian (Jamie Dornan) and Anastasia (Dakota Johnson) as their marriage is threatened by the past.

It currently sits at a dismal 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, and more terrible reviews are sure to come. The last two movies - 2015's "Fifty Shades of Grey" and last year's "Fifty Shades Darker" - ended up with 25% and 10% Rotten Tomatoes scores, respectively.

It would appear that this series just can't free itself of negative opinions. Check out some of the first reviews below: