My Week With Marilyn Review

I saw My Week With Marilyn on November 25, 2011 with Dad and Justin. This was an incredible movie. It chronicled the time period in 1956 when she worked with Laurence Olivier on The Showgirl and The Prince, and the professional and personal issues surrounding the entire ordeal. Michelle Williams was excellent in the role of Marilyn Monroe and really did a good job showing her mannerisms, speech patterns, and how she was around men. I also liked how they incorporated her marriage to Arthur Miller in the movie who was portrayed by Dougray Scott. Also, I really liked how they incorporated the fact that she used to place a picture of Abraham Lincoln at her bedside saying it was her father. Since she didn't know who her real father was, it might as well be Abe haha. Michelle deserves an Oscar nomination (and hopefully a win) for this role. The storyline was simple but made for a great film. Kenneth Branagh was great in the role of Sir Laurence and showed how he was a perfectionist when it came to film as has been documented by many sources. Marilyn's interactions with Colin Clark played by Eddie Redmayne were natural and seemed realistic (which means the acting was excellent and theres no doubt about that). I also liked that they put Vivien Leigh in the movie with a nice cameo by Julia Ormond that worked very well. Of course, I was very happy to see Emma Watson in this movie who looked absolutely gorgeous in her role as Lucy. She seemed right at home in the UK circa 1950s. Though her part was small, it still was very important as her character is involved with Colin. I hope to continue seeing her in more roles. I really can't say enough good things about this movie and I am hoping that it gets the Oscar nominations it deserves. Michelle Williams was just on top of her game and everyone meshed well. Interestingly enough, there are 3 Harry Potter alumnus in this movie. We have Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart), Zoe Wanamaker who did an excellent job as Paula Strasberg (Marilyn's acting coach) (Madame Hooch) and of course Miss Emma Watson (Hermoine Granger). Great cast, great acting, great scenes, great dialogue, just great. Once again I just seem to really be liking the movies I've seen lately and this gets a 5/5. It's extremely deserving!!! Dad really liked it and Justin found it very interesting with good acting.