Michelle Williams is a genius. She plays Marilyn Monroe better than Marilyn Monroe. She was stunningly daft, charming, yet damaged, just like the star she portrayed. I felt as if I was watching a documentary about addiction, abuse, sex and love, rather than a just a movie based on a true story. There is one line in the film where Marilyn (Michelle Williams) asks Colin (Eddie Redmayne), "Should I
be her?" meaning the ultimate sex symbol, that she believed everyone wanted, rather than her personality and self beyond just that. I thought this line and scene were particularly powerful, in that there was so much about her as a person that no one knew about, or even cared to learn about her besides the way she looked. She was addicted to pills, grew up with a mentally ill mother, abused by multiple husbands, and used and objectified for sex by everyone. How was she ever supposed to trust anyone, when those closest to her failed her time after time? Michelle Williams conveyed all of these complications without being trite, but rather embodying who she really was beneath the tight sequin dresses.
This movie was perfect - I loved it!
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