Blonde

Blonde

From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.

  • Released: 2022-11-11
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
  • Stars: Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Garret Dillahunt, Julianne Nicholson, Sara Paxton, Toby Huss, Scoot McNairy, Rebecca Wisocky, Catherine Dent, Sonny Valicenti, David Warshofsky, Evan Williams, Xavier Samuel, Ned Bellamy, Caspar Phillipson, Lucy DeVito, Michael Masini, Spencer Garrett, Chris Lemmon, Dan Butler, Lily Fisher, Colleen Foy, Haley Webb, Brian Konowal, Tatum Shank, Andrew Thacher, Alexander Kanellakos, Dominic Leeder, Lidia Sabljic, Isabel Dresden, Skip Pipo, Tyler Bruhn, Ravil Isyanov, Tim Ransom, Judy Kain, Time Winters, Rob Brownstein, Danielle Jane Darling, Mia McGovern Zaini, Rob Nagle, Emil Beheshti, Jeremy Shouldis, Ethan Cohn, Steve Bannos, Mike Ostroski, Deana Molle', Danielle Lima, Christopher Kriesa, Eric Matheny, Jerry Hauck, Scott Hislop, Dieterich Gray, Kiva Jump, Patrick Brennan, Chris Moss, Ryan Vincent, Brian Konowal, Eden Riegel, Tygh Runyan, Vanessa Lemonides, Michael Drayer, Claudia Smith, Mary-Pat Green, Ron West, Flynn Pratt, Scott Wilder, Sal Landi, Seth Meriwether, Darrin M. Schlie, Julián Rebolledo, Allan Havey, Tereza Rizzardi, Mia McGovern Zaini, Garret Dillahunt
  • Director: Andrew Dominik
 Comments
  • alex_with_a_P - 30 May 2024
    Not the story of one woman
    I understand why this gets so many negative reviews. Given that this is depicting one of the most if not THE most iconic actress of 50's Hollywood. People were not happy about the creative liberty that was taken here. But then again most people in the US probably knew that this is based on a famous novel that stressed out it's fictional roots.

    I wasn't aware that this was loosely based on said fictionalized novel but it didn't bother me that much, since this isn't a historic movie nor is it trying to be a documentary. This borders on the realm of surreal cinema à la Lynch or Fellini. There are many visual signifiers that we are watching a dream/nightmare come true. Especially the transitions show the meaningless of time and space. The story of Norma Jean in this movie is sadly the story of many. Many who never made it into stardom and were chewed out by the system. But it's almost a horror movie in regard how the big institutions, the movie industry, the media or government are fundamentally corroded and only know how to feed their endless hunger. I think especially when it comes to cinematography Andrew Dominik has a good eye, and for the first time I have finally seen a good-looking Netflix movie that doesn't look like digital garbage. Of course there are things that I didn't like, namely the loose structure can be a curse as well. Especially when it comes to the end of of certain events or relationships, the film sometimes doesn't even care to wrap up certain threads. This can admittedly become tedious after a while. There is also a great amount of unnecessary nudity towards the end, and a sexual encounter with a president which is horrific but the way it is depicted borders almost on comedy. It's moments like this where the movie just tries too hard to hit you over the head. It is still an interesting film, I never felt the long running time and Ana de Armas does a really good performance. And for a digital shot film (with Netflix' visual stipulations and guidelines), it looks pretty good. Not for everyone, but people with an open mind or an open eye should take a look.
  • TheOneThatYouWanted - 25 January 2024
    Where is JFK?
    Strange how this film ignores a lot of the major events in her life. I think it was just Netflix trying to save money. What's her name did a great job.

    Is this movie worth watching? No.

    How was the plot? A bio.

    Was the budget enough? Never enough with Netflix.

    What is this movie saying about our world? It is a sick place.

    What is your emotional response to this movie? Boredom.

    What did this movie make me feel? A mix.

    What thoughts does this movie spark in me? Nothing.

    What themes are present in this movie? A bunch.

    Why would someone want to watch this film? For nothing.

    What does it make me think about? Blondes.