My Week With Marilyn (2011)

* * ½

This film rests on the fact it is about Marilyn Monroe and hopes that that can maintain the audience’s interest, rather than the story itself. This is a character analysis of Monroe and shows how damaged and troubled she was. This film is for fans of Monroe, those who want to know more about her and her life, rather than someone who wants to watch a good film. 

 

There are good performances in this film, everyone is playing real people and therefore have some references to work from. Michelle Williams does a good job in filling the heeled shoes of such an icon as Monroe and it is nice that she was cast rather than someone more obvious, such as Scarlett Johansson. Eddie Redmayne plays the character I’ve seen him do often; although he plays it well, it is a shame that he doesn’t branch out into more interesting roles than a loved-up doe-eyed young man.

This film is obviously made to look good, as Monroe herself if known for. From the sets to the costume it is stylised. Everything seems to revolve around Monroe and the style is classic and simplistic as hers was. This draws emphasis to her character and creates a film that not only narrates a section of her life but reflects an facet of her personality.