My Week With Marilyn Movie Reviews

My Week With Marilyn', based on a memoir by Colin Clark, who served as third assistant director on the England set of The Prince and the Showgirl in 1956, is a light, frothy film that sadly fails to demystify the iconic sex symbol, but instead only adds to her legend. There's nothing here about Marilyn Monroe that we haven't been told a hundred times already – she had a captivating effect on both men and women, she was troubled, she was selfish

I remember being intrigued when I first heard that Michelle Williams had been chosen to play Marilyn Monroe in Simon Curtis's My Week With Marilyn. I just couldn't fathom how Williams, a skinny girl who had mostly acted in dramatic indie films, had been deemed fit to play the greatest sex symbol of all time on screen. A year has passed since then. My Week with Marilyn went on to become one of the most acclaimed films of the year and Williams earned

While watching the rough cut of a Marilyn Monroe movie, Dominic Cooper who plays the producer says 'When she gets a scene right, there is no point in watching anyone else'. In My Week with Marilyn Michelle Williams follows up her stunning turns in Blue Valentine and Meek's Cutoff with a fantastic performance as Monroe, effortlessly duplicating her smile, delicate voice and mannerisms. And just like the legendary character she plays, you can't pay attention

My Week With Marilyn review Biz rating: 2/5 stars. What’s Good: Parts which give the audience a peek into Marily...