This may have indeed been a “true story,” but what an insipid movie, with Marilyn presented as little more than a blow-up sex doll for young Colin’s pleasure. Of course, one wonders how much access young Colin Clark had to Marilyn at the time. The book came out long after the incident presumably took place, and apparently at the urging of publishers. But, my biggest gripe was with the characterizations. Branagh makes Olivier into a pompous old windbag. God knows who Julia Ormand was trying to be, certainly not Vivian Leigh. Michelle Williams provides a cuddly version of Marilyn with out much body or soul. The only two to really stand out in this film were Derek Jacobi and Dame Judi Dench in their all too fleeting supporting roles.
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This may have indeed been a “true story,” but what an insipid movie, with Marilyn presented as little more than a blow-up sex doll for young Colin’s pleasure. Of course, one wonders how much access young Colin Clark had to Marilyn at the time. The book came out long after the incident presumably took place, and apparently at the urging of publishers. But, my biggest gripe was with the characterizations. Branagh makes Olivier into a pompous old windbag. God knows who Julia Ormand was trying to be, certainly not Vivian Leigh. Michelle Williams provides a cuddly version of Marilyn with out much body or soul. The only two to really stand out in this film were Derek Jacobi and Dame Judi Dench in their all too fleeting supporting roles.