This movie was excellently written and acted. The storyline is supposed to show you how this one man got to fall in love and worship the very desirable but helpless Marilyn Monroe. Yet those two characters (played by Michelle Williams and Eddie Redmayne) do not monopolize all of the attention in the movie. Yes you feel bad for the aching Marilyn and the yearning Colin but you also feel bad for all of those people that had to interact with them at this time. A very cute Emma Watson has a small role as the girl who wanted to be Colin's girlfriend. When she gets brushed aside for the sensual star you really feel bad for her. And the producers and set workers of "The Prince and The Showgirl" get their fair share of sympathy when you see how hard it was to work with the angry Laurence Olivier and the bipolar Marilyn Monroe.
The setting of the film was beautiful, the vast colors, buildings and the waters were very pretty to look at and you really enjoy watching this somewhat naive boy fall under the spell of the biggest star of that time. Everyone knows what happened to Monroe, but when you watch this movie you forget that and you are hoping that she just runs away with this boy who wants nothing but to take care of her. Michelle Williams gives the best representation of Marilyn Monroe ever on screen, only Marilyn herself could have outshone her. She captured every little innuendo, every insecurity and every smile that made the late Marilyn famous.
This movie is well balanced in character, timing and emotion. Any fan of Monroe's will enjoy this film and everyone should give it a try. A look into who the real Marilyn was is too good a film to pass up, especially when it is done so well. Two thumbs up.
The setting of the film was beautiful, the vast colors, buildings and the waters were very pretty to look at and you really enjoy watching this somewhat naive boy fall under the spell of the biggest star of that time. Everyone knows what happened to Monroe, but when you watch this movie you forget that and you are hoping that she just runs away with this boy who wants nothing but to take care of her. Michelle Williams gives the best representation of Marilyn Monroe ever on screen, only Marilyn herself could have outshone her. She captured every little innuendo, every insecurity and every smile that made the late Marilyn famous.
This movie is well balanced in character, timing and emotion. Any fan of Monroe's will enjoy this film and everyone should give it a try. A look into who the real Marilyn was is too good a film to pass up, especially when it is done so well. Two thumbs up.