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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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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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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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

Andrew Dominik’s bludgeoning Marilyn Monroe biopic has all the signs of a passion project, but none of the rewards.

Oct 5, 2022

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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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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

Ana de Armas is scintillating in a film that tells the story of pop-culture icon Marilyn Monroe, but Blonde hardly explores who Norma Jeane truly is behind her on-screen avatar.

Oct 4, 2023

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Damon Wise

Deadline Hollywood Daily

ll the technical elements are remarkable, from cinematography to production design and score. But that the film works at all is down to the extraordinary performance at the heart of it: Ana de Armas carries the film squarely on her shoulders.

Sep 21, 2023

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Tony P I have always really liked Ana De Armas ever since I first saw her in Knives Out almost four years ago, and a really good actress! Which is why I wanted to see this movie however, after watching it I was kind of disappointed! Not in Ana De Armas because she does a great job but by how the director and writers approached this movie. Don't get me wrong, I understand that their version of Marilyn Monroe is based on the book it just could've been a lot better! Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review Shioka O Ana De Armas's performance is truly convincing and extraordinary. This movie is kinda weird and blurry than I expected something brutal. Could be shorter. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review Spiros T What excellent performances from the cast. The direction and photography were one of a kind. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review M G First and foremost very poor acting by Ana de Armas. Her accent is terribly off-putting. Marilyn Monroe wasn't Hispanic and De Armas should have employed a dialect coach to be more convincing. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/06/24 Full Review Alec B An interesting reworking of Lynch's "Fire Walk with Me" and "Mulholland Dr." (Two movies were the main characters were obviously meant to invoke Monroe) and Ana de Armas gives a performance for the ages here. Honestly ignore the outrage as it is mostly the result of boring people who are mad that a piece of art made them feel something. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Alahna R Hidden behind an incredibly horrible accent is an actress who doesn’t quite seem to know how to pronounce the name of the character she’s playing correctly. The whole film comes off as the directors ultimate fantasy of Marilyn Monroe played out on screen through a weak and monotonous script. Through Ana’s portrayal of Marilyn, we got a very shy, timid and seemingly stringed out version of Ms.“Ma-row” Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Andrew Dominik Director Ana de Armas Marilyn Monroe Adrien Brody Arthur Miller Bobby Cannavale Joe DiMaggio Evan Williams Eddy G. Robinson Jr. Xavier Samuel Cass Chaplin

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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