'Blonde' review: Ana de Armas' Marilyn Monroe Netflix movie is agony
Starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, the bizarre Netflix biopic 'Blonde' takes the Hollywood icon on a torturous journey that's painful to watch.
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Starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, the bizarre Netflix biopic 'Blonde' takes the Hollywood icon on a torturous journey that's painful to watch.
Less biopic than fever dream, Blonde paints a picture of Marilyn Monroe as a woman haunted by the children she didn’t have.
Less biopic than fever dream, Blonde paints a picture of Marilyn Monroe as a woman haunted by the children she didn’t have.
Movie review: 'Blonde' loses thread despite heartbreaking Ana de Armas performance. Ana de Armas is heartbreaking in her performance as Marilyn Monroe. However, Blonde, now in select theaters, eschews the traditional biopic so much, it ends up being less informative or emotional.
3/5 stars “It’s just a crazy dream,” whispers Marilyn Monroe in her baby-doll voice in Blonde. You could say the same for director Andrew Dominik’s often hallucinogenic take on the tragic star’s life. Based on the book by Joyce Carol Oates, the film takes an impressionistic look at Monroe – or rather Norma Jeane, the woman behind the film star....