Memorergi good film but with many flaws

Organnall Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

Chonesday It's one of the most original films you'll likely see all year, which, depending on your threshold for certifiably crazy storylines, could be a rewarding experience or one that frustrates you.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Eye_MD_B Fame (and wealth) is todays aphrodisiac; and for all of us who didn't make it, there still is the secret backup dream of being made special by a special person in being loved by them - and better even being asked to rescue them.All we need for this dream to happen is a superstar whose center is even weaker than ours, and the luck to be the right person at the right time in the right place, (regardless of any gender constellation).Whilst we do lie to us that we would "truly"would love and care for that troubled star whom the entire world (except us of course) does not see for "who they really are", what actually happens is a selfish game going on which most people aren't aware of, so the deal is: "You give me fame and/or wealth and/or beauty, and therefore I do care for you." It's prostitution in disguise, whether this happens with a star, a (financial) powerful person or a pretty one. So stars were in the same predicament of having slept their way up as us who leech around them.The consequences are devastating for anyone close to that game: Every one else will be stepped on and dumped, ones own dignity will be sacrificed by being used as a step-stone, and the star itself will not have their hole in their soul filled, so they will move on in an endless quest of finding more external sources of inspiration.The only protection and prevention for anyone involved is to work on ones own inner strength and poise in order to know our true identity - something which requires spiritual ground work such as meditation and/or contemplation.And this goes for any kind of relationship - with or without stars.

Gideon24 Despite a fact-based story that strains credibility, an insightful look at the cinematic phenomena that was Marilyn Monroe makes the 2011 docudrama My Week with Marilyn worth watching.This film centers on an aspiring English show biz hopeful named Colin Clark who has been hired to be the Third Assistant Director to Sir Laurence Olivier during production of the film The Prince and the Showgirl and how Colin inexplicably becomes the only person that Marilyn trusts on the set of the film, and that includes her acting coach Paula Strasberg, who was a permanent fixture in Marilyn's life during this period.Director Simon Curtis has mounted an expensive, fact-based drama that so accurately brings to the screen the mania behind Marilyn and though it provides some mixed messages regarding the woman vs the myth, the messages are convincingly projected here. We always think that there's nothing new to learn about Marilyn at this point and this film doesn't really provide any new insight into the sex symbol, except for the possible fact that like a lot Marilyn's handlers, Marilyn was also aware that Marilyn Monroe was a "product" and that she was somebody else...someone else who whose deep-rooted sadness stemmed from the lack of strong parenting and that the feeling no one really loved her, including current spouse Arthur Miller.As expected with any film about Marilyn, the film documents the production schedule delays due to Marilyn's chronic lateness, the constant interference from Paula Strasberg, the inability to remember very simple lines, and best of all, Olivier's conflicted feelings about his leading lady...we see Olivier's aggravation with the actress' work ethic combined with his fascination with the woman who makes him feel young again and has wife Vivien Leigh more than concerned. I love the scene of Olivier sitting alone in a screening room being captivated by dailies of Marilyn. What I did find hard to believe here is that a movie star like Marilyn Monroe would become so completely enamored of a Third Assistant Director that she would forsake everyone else around her, including Olivier, Paula, and Arthur Miller.The film is well-cast with a nicely understated performance from Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark, a young man who falls under the spell of Marilyn without even realizing it is happening. Kenneth Branaugh is charismatic as Laurence Olivier and mention should also be made of Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh and a lovely turn from Dame Judi Dench as Dame Sybil Thorndyke, a co-star of The Prince and the Showgirl, who becomes Marilyn's onset Savior, but what this film has above everything else is a luminous, Oscar-nominated performance by Michelle Williams as Marilyn, a richly complex performance that nails Marilyn's vulnerability, insecurity, and best of all, her intelligence.The film boasts some impressive production values, including first rate cinematography and a lush music score and helps to make this film lovely to look at...along with the incredible Michelle Williams.

Syl Someone who knew Marilyn Monroe described her as the loneliest girl in the world. She was really born Norma Jean Baker to an unstable woman. Michelle Williams captured her spirit and sorrow in this film. The cast is terrific with Eddie Redmayne OBE playing Colin Clark, a third director to Lord Laurence Olivier (Played by Sir Kenneth Branagh). Colin befriends Marilyn during their time together. Zoe Wanamaker CBE plays Paula Strasberg, her acting coach and friend. Dame Judi Dench played the splendid Dame Sybil Thorndike. The film recreates her time in England. Marilyn could be a handful and she drove Lord Larry nuts during production and you can see why. Marilyn was trouble on other sets as well but she was a troubled soul. I was hesitant to see the film but it captures her as a flawed human being than a sex goddess.

nzpedals They look so real, but so what? Nobody born after about 1955 would know anything about Marilyn Monroe, and few would care.In this film she is portrayed as petulant, gullible, erratic, unfaithful, and only sometimes, as a brilliant actress, which is how she might wish to be remembered.The story of how Colin Clark met Monroe might be of interest to him, but few others? Eddie Redmayne does the part well, and so does Michelle Williams. Other great, but brief, performances come from Julia Ormond as Vivien Leigh and Lucy is Emma Watson, who clearly has a great future in the industry.But I very much doubt if there will ever be a film called "My Week with Emma Watson"!