Rating: Not Rated
Movie Release Date: July 1, 1953
DVD Release Date: May 29, 2001
Plot 411: A private eye tracks two women across the Atlantic - one for money, and one for love.
Review: Hmm, I may have made this movie sound like a thriller with that plot summary huh? This is actually a romantic comedy musical starring Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei and Jane Russell as Dorothy. Both girls are lounge singers and BFFs but are completely different from one another. Lorelei is engaged to Gus (Tommy Noonan), a rich but emasculated man under his father's thumb. His father hires a private eye (Elliott Reid) to follow Lorelei because he thinks she's a gold digger. While on the trip, Dorothy falls for the detective until she learns he's only there to spy on her friend. This is the first actual Marilyn Monroe movie I've seen. While I agree that she's as pretty as a picture, I just find her voice completely irritating. She has a specific way of enunciating words that's annoying. Add to that her breathy baby talk and it's enough to deter me from watching any of her other movies. Russell had a really nice singing voice, but of course Monroe didn't. They even dubbed some opera-like singer for one part of the show. Besides that though, I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. It's interesting how they play up the sex symbol aspect of Monroe's life even in the movie. Her clothes, even her show costumes, were way tighter than Russell's, even when they were supposed to be identical. I don't know whether to be insulted for Russell or not.
Watch It: For the iconic "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" number. I didn't realize it was in this flick until it happened.
Skip It: Because the acting seems superficial to the glammed up sex symbol that is Monroe.
Movie Release Date: July 1, 1953
DVD Release Date: May 29, 2001
Plot 411: A private eye tracks two women across the Atlantic - one for money, and one for love.
Review: Hmm, I may have made this movie sound like a thriller with that plot summary huh? This is actually a romantic comedy musical starring Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei and Jane Russell as Dorothy. Both girls are lounge singers and BFFs but are completely different from one another. Lorelei is engaged to Gus (Tommy Noonan), a rich but emasculated man under his father's thumb. His father hires a private eye (Elliott Reid) to follow Lorelei because he thinks she's a gold digger. While on the trip, Dorothy falls for the detective until she learns he's only there to spy on her friend. This is the first actual Marilyn Monroe movie I've seen. While I agree that she's as pretty as a picture, I just find her voice completely irritating. She has a specific way of enunciating words that's annoying. Add to that her breathy baby talk and it's enough to deter me from watching any of her other movies. Russell had a really nice singing voice, but of course Monroe didn't. They even dubbed some opera-like singer for one part of the show. Besides that though, I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. It's interesting how they play up the sex symbol aspect of Monroe's life even in the movie. Her clothes, even her show costumes, were way tighter than Russell's, even when they were supposed to be identical. I don't know whether to be insulted for Russell or not.
Watch It: For the iconic "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" number. I didn't realize it was in this flick until it happened.
Skip It: Because the acting seems superficial to the glammed up sex symbol that is Monroe.
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