Marylyn Monroe's Best Movie

Rating: 10/10 (12 April 2006)

Monroe was the reigning blond bombshell when she made this movie. For all of her problems and the complaints about her from the critics, could anyone else have played this role as she did. Forget how many times it took her to get it the way Billy Wilder wanted it. 50 years later, we can watch her and not wonder why she caught the attention of the countries men, including America's best playwrite, Joe Dimagio, and a Senator from Mass. She was good in the Seven Year Itch and the Misfits, so critics can't say she only had one great movie. But this is my favorite because she is cute, funny and somehow sexy and innocent at the same time. I have a feeling that's the way she really was in life. She couldn't help that she had that great skin and sex appeal. Would this movie be on nearly everyone's favorite 100 movies without her? Curtis and Lemmon are great, along with the supporting actors - Joe E Brown (Nobody's Perfect Line one of the all time great quotes. Who could play a legendary gangster better than George Raft, or a better cop than Pat O'Brian. If this doesn't make you feel better, you need to see a doctor.