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poor casting for Marilyn

posted 12 years ago by BigScreenDom
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michelle just isnt attractive enough so i didnt buy it

[–] j_w_pepper 12 years ago

Well, I thought she was "attractive enough" and most of all managed to convey why just about everybody must have fallen in love with Marilyn at the time.

And by the way, I've never consciously seen Michelle Williams in another role before and certainly have no reason to hype her. I just thought she was perfect in her portrayal of Marilyn.

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[–] chas437 12 years ago

I agree completely. Michelle Williams' potrayal of Marilyn Monroe is by far the best I've seen. It puts Mira Sorvino's or any others to shame. "Attractive enough" is irrelevent here

While the film itself is a bit on the slight side, the performances of Williams and Branagh are exceptional. Michelle Williams is the elite American Actress of her generation.

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[–] patricia-egan-454-884275 12 years ago

I agree with you to some extent. I feel Michelle nailed her essence - the voice, the body language, her sweetness and fragility. But physically, something was missing. There was just a general lack of sex appeal. Michelle Williams is adorable, but she is babyfaced, girlish and waif=like. She'd play Mia Farrow perfectly. But she doesn't have the voluptuous sex bomb qualities of Marilyn. Her look just didn't work for me, but while she can't help her appearance, I think she got the character right.

[–] BigScreenDom 12 years ago

ya she looks better in other roles and i like her with the super short hair

[–] Abbalish 12 years ago

I just found the 'character' of marilyn extremely unlikeable.
She treated everyone like she was really special, clearly was not a good actress and obviously cared very little for her husband.

Who cares about anything else, WALKER IS BACK!

[–] imabe 12 years ago

Just know that you are in a small minority. But, I'm sure with a name like that you are very interested in being the rare individual who doesn't like Marilyn Monroe. IMHO, you are a bog phony.