My Week With Marilyn

Of the films that Marilyn Monroe made, The Prince and The Showgirl would have to be on the top of my really odd productions list. She’s paired with the consummate actor, Sir Laurence (Larry) Olivier. During the time that she’s working on this film, she meets Colin Clark and shall we say, diverts her attention from her troubled marriage to Arthur Miller and health issues (both physical and mental). Marilyn wasn’t a “dumb blonde”, but she was fragile and would be what I would call “high maintenance”. Colin is working at his first job and is Second Assistant Director for the film, therefore, he’s a “Guy Friday” and is documenting his experiences through journals kept during his time with one of the world’s most desired women/actresses. The players here are: Michelle Williams who makes an incredible transformation as Marilyn, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, and Emma Watson (post-Harry Potter). The pairing of Marilyn and Olivier is like water and oil, never the two should/will mix. Rating: 3.5 Stars for the film, 10 Stars for Michelle Williams’ performance.