Blonde -Hot Oscar take

 Blonde (2022 US) Ana De Armas stars as Marylin Monroe in this intimate look at her traumas. Armas was nominated for Best Actress this year but lost of course to Michelle Yeoh. I loved her portrayal of Marylin and I can say with confidence that she is poised to go places but the film itself did not quite hit right. The problem with a portrayal of someone that has been heavily discussed is that people have a pretty good idea of who she was. The focusing on her traumas didn't quite land right and it made Monroe seems very weak contrary to the information that I have and so many others have. the Katy Perry song Firework really comes to mind here when looking at De Armas’ portrayal. "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting in the wind?" Other criticisms were that some of the elements that made her seem like that were not even true. Writer Director Andrew Dominik seemed to have something particular to say about Monroe for whatever reason which he is allowed to do. But audiences have been obsessed with Marylin Monroe for decades and rewriting a longtime narrative that portrays Monroe as someone who was very smart and not afraid to stand up to power and raise a few eyebrows. Well that didn't go down well with audiences and even critics. The film scores at 42% on Rotten Tomatoes. it was well done and well paced and certainly well acted but left a bad aftertaste. Its a Neiflix original and should be available in all regions.