My Week with Marilyn (2011)

My Week with Marilyn (2011)

2011 PG-13 99 Minutes

Drama

Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for...

Overall Rating

8 / 10
Verdict: Good
  • This movie is so ridiculously charming. (Its also probably one of the few great films that came out in 2011.) It's ironic that I watched a Marilyn Monroe biopic and I have yet to see an actual movie starring her, but I'm well read enough on her co... Read the full review »
  • My Week With Marilyn showcases how powerful Monroe really was. Perhaps not in the sense of authority, but her ability to be the most important person in a room. On a stage, down a street or even waltzing through a school, everyone knew who she was... Read the full review »
  • WHAT I LIKED: Simon Curtis' 'My Week With Marilyn,' isn't an overly complex or revolutionary film, but what it is is an insightful and well-executed character study that examines the old film business, and most of all the girl behind the infamous... Read the full review »