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Blonde

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Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.
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Critics Consensus

Ana de Armas' luminous performance makes it difficult to look away, but Blonde can be hard to watch as it teeters between commenting on exploitation and contributing to it.

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It doesn't matter how well-acted or creatively filmed it is -- watching Blonde is a really unpleasant experience.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk 09/18/2024
2/5
No vivacity, no choice, just tragedy. Nothing more to see here, folks. Go to Full Review
Todd Gilchrist AV Club 10/14/2022
B-
Ana de Armas (Knives Out) delivers a truly extraordinary performance as the platinum superstar and icon, while Dominik and his collaborators discover endlessly inventive ways to recreate highlights from Monroe’s iconography. Go to Full Review
Stephen Romei The Australian 10/06/2022
4/5
Blonde is a strange movie. There’s no ducking that. I like it, especially for de Armas’s tour de force, but I can see how others may not. Go to Full Review
Gianmarco Farfán Cinencuentro Jul 28
It's no exaggeration to say that Blonde is an extreme testament to the cost of fame. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Julian Singleton Cinapse Jul 11
While Dominik’s aims may be debated, Blonde remains a stunningly rendered depiction of the craven, depersonalizing nature of celebrity and how it robs those it infects of their agency and freedom. Go to Full Review
Yasmine Kandil Discussing Film 07/17/2024
Where many biopics have become generalized, surface-level projects that essentially all go down the same checklist, Blonde takes on a completely unique and arguably camp approach to this genre. Go to Full Review
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Sterling M Nov 9 This movie had huge potential — from Ana de Armas’s acting (aside from her accent) to the technical aspects. It could have been the best Marilyn biopic, but a horrible adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s work ruined it all. See more Nas V @Jasminda Oct 6 Ana de Armas gave an extraordinary performance See more Aug 27 Though this is based off of a book, not actually the story of Marilyn's life, I fear people who do not know better will believe this is based on her. I believe this does the legacy of Marilyn Monroe so very wrong, feeding into the negative stereotypes about her. Two stars because the acting, from what I was able to watch, was very good. This was extremely uncomfortable to watch, and I couldn't finish it...which is very rare for me. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 24 Success in 2 hours and 46 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated NC-17 for Some Sexual Content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Anna S Jul 16 It gives you so much to think about. This movie knows what it is and the stories it’s telling. Do not go into it thinking this is a biopic, it is not, it uses the familiarity of the people and the incidents it calls upon to get you to think. It does not tell you “this is what happened,” but rather “here’s how things could have happened and what they would have felt like for this person experiencing it”. The directors pacing really shows you what it’s like, you can almost feel it. The movie feels disjointed, which translates the brokenness of the character, the schism between reality and delusion, woman and actor, Norma and Marilyn. We are looking at real photos and real moments and then we are shown what happened after; the pictures come to life and the raw, hidden truths are revealed (it’s all hypothetical). I don’t agree that it’s just a trip from tragedy to tragedy, but I do agree with the criticism that Ana De Armas is nude for an uncomfortable and unnecessary amount of time. This movie tells the story of a woman and tells it great. See more Nick E @nicksmovies93 Jul 2 De Armas does her best, but Blonde falls into depravity at the sake of entertainment. Marilyn deserves better. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.
Director
Andrew Dominik
Producer
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon, Brad Pitt, Scott Robertson
Screenwriter
Andrew Dominik
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Plan B Entertainment
Rating
NC-17 (Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 16, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2022
Runtime
2h 46m
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