Blonde

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Blonde

NC-17

Released Sep 16, 2022

2h 46m

Biography

Drama

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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

No vivacity, no choice, just tragedy. Nothing more to see here, folks.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 18, 2024

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Todd Gilchrist

AV Club

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.

Rated: B-

Oct 14, 2022

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

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.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 6, 2022

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Yasmine Kandil

Discussing Film

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.

Jul 17, 2024

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Joonatan Itkonen

Toisto.net

Just leave Marilyn alone already.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 3, 2024

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Alex Papaioannou

InSession Film

It’s a literal descent through madness, brought on by a system and society that builds up individuals only to spit them out the other side.

Rated: B-

Oct 31, 2023

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Josephine H

A very stark illustration of this poor young woman..... Very graphic!!!!! Heartbreaking.... Cleverly and cleanly produced and creates the times it was set. It's disturbing but sends I believe the whole sad sorry life of this legend..... Fans of MM should watch this once.... I will never watch it again but it should be seen. If this is properly factual.......... Thank god the old Hollywood days are gone.... Norma Jean may you be at peace in a happy place....🙏😞

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Vishnu M

Only good thing about the movie is perfomance of Ana De Armas, first half was good but second half was little bit rushed

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Everardo C

La actuación increíble actuación de Ana de armas es algo que vale la pena ver, pero la trama y narrativa de la historia hacen de esta película una combinación agridulce que no o deja ganas de ver de nuevo

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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Stu M

I can’t recommend this movie. The main actor was phenomenal at portraying Marlyn but the film tries too hard and not to mention is a down right lie on many occasions. Marlyn was troubled and had such an amazing life - I don’t understand why the writers and directors chose to implement so many fabricated points. I really hope another biopic is made in the future describing the incredible life or Marlyn Monroe in an accurate light.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Daniel M

Such an incredible performance from Ana De Armas, probably one of the best female performances I’ve ever seen. I knew nothing about Monroe going in so I was surprised to learn how tragic her story was. A very well made movie that was emotional right till the end.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Audience Member

Visually stunning! Don't know how the magic of Norma-Jean/Marilyn was conjured up, but magic it is. Ana de Armas slays in the starring role: all the beauty & all the vulnerability. Amazing. Of course it all has to end badly: "Marilyn" was propped up & exploited to fulfil men's fantasies, with only a very few who knew the real woman & loved her. Extraordinarily beautiful film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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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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