I can’t say I didn’t see this one coming. Today (Wednesday, September 28) is the launch day on Netflix for the streamer’s highly anticipated Marilyn Monroe not-quite-biopic, and the shocked reactions it’s eliciting from reviewers are starting to pour in. It’s a fact that Netflix launched the movie in light of the movie’sExcessive violence, gratuitous sex, rape and other inhuman acts of violence are all part of the daily life. Blonde Rotten TomYou can find more information attoes scores currently show director Andrew Dominik’s NC-17-rated reimagining of the life of the late starlet as a “rotten”Movie, according to the review aggregation site’s classification system.
I was able to see the film in a theater and saw Ana de Armas as Marilyn. I will be reviewing the movie in a separate article. Blonde in full, I explain why this movie is one of the darkest, most lurid, and unsettling that I’ve ever seen in my life. It seems that more people are coming to the same conclusion.
Blonde Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes explains this on their popular review site. “When less than 60% of reviews for a movie or TV show are positive, a green splat is displayed to indicate its Rotten status.”
That’s currently where Netflix’s new movie is at (even though, by the way, I still fully expect Blonde to post strong viewership numbers that we’ll get our first look at next week — in fact, the movie will more than likely make it onto Netflix’s global top 10 list).
The following is an extract from the BlondeRotten Tomatoes score, the movie currently “rotten”With a 50% critics’ scoreBased on 162 user reviews. Even worse is the audience score. Current standing at 46%Based on over 250 user ratings
The bubbly is for the uninitiated, as I discuss in my movie review. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best FriendA version of the famous silver screen beauty isn’t to be found here Blonde. “This is, rather, a Netflix movie that reduces Marilyn to the sum total of the child abuse, mental illness, rape, sexism, abortion, drugs, and physical abuse from at least one husband that all, yes, conspired to her set her hurtling toward a destructive end.”
Reactions from viewers
After all that said, and in keeping with BlondeRotten Tomatoes ratings and reaction across social media shows viewers similarly shocked, traumatized and revolted at much of the movie’s content. “#BlondeNetflix is distasteful,” One Twitter user takes note. “Even if it is a fictionalized story, there can be some care put towards the film. There is this emotional detachment from Marilyn Monroe that makes this such a dark and graphic film. It’s actually disturbing how exploitative this is.”
From there, the outrage and shock only increase.
i’m not sure if netflix has a warning ahead of #BlondeBut, there should be a significant warning about sexual assault, abortion, substance abuse, and violence towards women.
— Kenzie Vanunu ⚡️🦴 (@kenzvanunu) September 28, 2022
The Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde on Netflix is terrible it does not show Marilyn Monroe life at all it’s actually a disappointment to her legacy. This movie was the most disturbing movie I’ve ever watched
— Cassié✝️ (@Cass_goldd) September 28, 2022
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