Marilyn Monroe is a godsend for people who can’t be truly bothered to think of someone who is really beautiful. She’s short-hand for good looking and, mercifully for her legacy, she died too young so we didn’t get to see the ravages of time mess up that face of hers.
Of course, Monroe was quite the wit too, helping thousands of lazy people to avoid thinking of their own excuses for being flaky, and so they simply cut and paste ‘I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best,’ on to their terrible blogs.
And now, we’re about to get Monroemania all over again as the promo for Michelle Williams turn as Norma Jean begins with the trailer for ‘My Week With Marilyn’… and yep, we’ve got the trailer over the hump. Can Williams pull it off?
Tackling one of the most famous actresses who ever lived is no easy task, but if there’s Oscars to be had, then Williams will be in with a shout as Hollywood saps totally buy into the notion that Williams totally knows the trials and pain of Marilyn’s broken heart, what with Heath Ledger dying on her.
It’s tragedy wrapped in frailty, with Monroe being passed off as some kind of damaged little thing, like some kind of Blanche Dubois from A Streetcar Named Desire.
It can’t lose, can it?
And so, all that’s left to judge is whether Michelle Williams looks enough like the star (she does) and whether she wiggles, walks and talks like her (ummm, we’ll see).
If she can pull it off, she’s in for a smash.
Anyway, here’s the trailer. Watch it and make your own minds up. We’re not wiping your rears for you all day, y’know?
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Cat says
wait, wait WAIT. This is Oscar material? This just reminds me of that awful Orson Welles film with that child star thingy thing.
rosah says
How about you all shut up until after we see the movie. Americans are SO NEGATIVE about EVERYTHING! What is wrong with your country? She is one of your best actors around. She really acts instead of slithering around naked in everything while things blow up around her. Which is what most people prefer to watch these days. I have seen this woman in real life, in action and she is amazing. She brings back the old fashioned class in every role she does,that put Hollywood on the map in the first place. Appreciate the gem that you have in her. Mind you this is the same country that did not appreciate Marilyn Monroe or any other celeb. Miss Williams will get an Oscar nod for this and she deserves it. Go rent Transformers if you don’t like this. Its probably more to your way of thinking LOL!
d says
Have to agree with rosah.
Signed,
An American