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My Week with Marilyn
2011 99 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG-13 18+
★7.3
Drama, Romance
Director: Simon Curtis
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Description
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.
Budget:
$6.4M
US Gross:
$14.6M
Worldwide:
$35.1M
Starring
Michelle Williams
Actor
Eddie Redmayne
Actor
Kenneth Branagh
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 2012
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
BAFTA 2012
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTA 2012
— Best Costume Design
BAFTA 2012
— Best Actress
BAFTA 2012
— Best Supporting Actress
Academy Awards 2012
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2012
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2012
— Best British Film
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012
— Best Actress
Golden Globe 2012
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2012
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2012
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
BAFTA 2012
— Best Supporting Actor
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2012
— Best On-Screen Transformation
Key opinion
My Week with Marilyn is a visually polished period piece that offers an intimate, albeit polarizing, look at the icon's vulnerability. While some viewers praise the film's atmospheric charm and emotional exploration, others find the script superficial and feel the central performance fails to capture the magnetism of the real Marilyn Monroe.
| Production | The film excels in production design and musical scoring, creating a lush, romantic, and period-appropriate atmosphere. | |
| Acting | Kenneth Branagh delivers a compelling and authoritative performance as Laurence Olivier that often overshadows other cast members. | |
| Acting | Michelle Williams' portrayal is deeply divisive; some laud her for successfully capturing Monroe's fragility and emotional depth, while others argue she lacks the necessary charisma and fails to replicate the icon's true magnetism. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is widely criticized for being underdeveloped, with several reviewers noting that it leans into one-dimensional tropes about Monroe's instability rather than providing meaningful insight or a cohesive narrative. | |
| Acting | The performances of the supporting cast, specifically Eddie Redmayne and Emma Watson, are frequently described as lackluster or underutilized within the film's narrative structure. |