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This movie about Marilyn Monroe is now available to view. The movie clocks in at 2h 47m. "With scenes inspired by actual photographs of Marilyn Monroe, this visually alluring film reimagines the Hollywood legend's life through her eyes". It stars Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, and Bobby Cannavale. 

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I saw something about that today on TV. It mentioned a scene where MM was sexually assaulted (raped) by JFK. That never happened according to people who have written about her. Now there's a new generation of people who will think that really happened. What a shame.

 

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Ana de Armas speaks with a Spanish accent. How can that be a good thing for a MM role??

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I will never understand the MM obsession. Countless bio pics. The same in every movie.

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@Jordan2  What's confusing to me is that the reviews I've read say this is a fictionalized version of Marilyn's life.  She was a real person who most of us remember so why fictionalize her life, to me that doesn't make any sense so why would I waste my time/money watching it.  

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I'm passing on this. I know you do a MM biopic without exploration of her sexual liaisons but it doesn't need to cross into soft porn to accomplish it. I don't find her particularly fascinating anyway. 

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I have not watched this, but i must say  i find so many of the netflix movies are made in  other countries, and it drives me crazy ,because the  lips on the people do not match up with  the speaking of English.

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Just because the lead actress is a native Spanish speaker doesn't mean that she can't speak English with an American accent ( no need to dub in English).  So many English and Irish actors star in our American movies (Damien Lewis comes to mind).

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This might be one of the worst movies I've ever seen and I'm a movie buff.

 

It wasn't JFK. It was Daryl Zanuck. 

I'm no prude but this was soft porn.

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Way too long and nothing new. Just a lot of Marilyn nude. 

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@Jordan2  @lavendar 

Truly, a horrible and disturbing movie. I too am a movie buff, and really did not like this, at all.

On another note, I watch Tell Me Lies on Hulu and really liked that.