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Charmless....
posted by AusFemSTAFFMOD on May 20, 2017 at 1:52 AM
I really wanted to like this movie. After reading all the rave reviews I was expecting more from Marilyn Monroe but alas to me she still came across as a blond bimbo. I wasn't impressed with Lawrence Olivier either. I've watched him in much better movies; Rebecca to name one.
Reply by genplant29
on May 21, 2017 at 5:04 AM
Reply by somesunnyday
on May 21, 2017 at 5:08 AM
Monroe often gets touted as a bad actress but that blonde bimbo persona is not easy to pull off.
Reply by genplant29
on May 21, 2017 at 5:13 AM
Yes, she definitely did give good performances, particularly when she stuck with her typecast specialty persona, that no one did better than her. And of course she showed in Bus Stop and The Misfits that she definitely could act in serious drama.
As any Shakespearean character, on the other hand, I don't think she'd have been able to persuasively pull it off.
Reply by AusFem
on May 21, 2017 at 5:16 AM
I read somewhere that she was totally opposite in real life, quite smart and astute. Why base an acting career as a dumb blonde. It stereotyped her for life.
Reply by genplant29
on May 21, 2017 at 5:20 AM
Sad but true.