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| CBS | Release Date: May 13, 2001 |
Summary:
A four-part miniseries about the unstable youth of Norma Jean Baker and her hunger for Hollywood acclaim as Marilyn Monroe.
Genre(s):
Drama
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Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
Jan 24, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The surprise is, Blonde's retelling of what's already an offensively oft-told tale is absolutely irresistible. [27 May 2001]
Jan 24, 2022
Season 1 Review:
On the one hand it's just another in a long line of biographical portraits of Hollywood royalty, a genre back in vogue following ABC's successful Judy Garland pic. But this film about the life of Marilyn Monroe can be surprising in the depth of its dark examination into the psyche of its subject.
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Jan 24, 2022
Season 1 Review:
In translating Oates' ambitious and stylized retelling of Monroe's life to television, screenwriter Joyce Eliason and director Joyce Chopra have unfortunately created a fairly dumb "Blonde." [14 May 2001, p.1G]
Jan 24, 2022
Season 1 Review:
It doesn't take you close to the heart of a self-destructive icon. It simply skims the surface of the legend, sad and beautiful as she was. [11 May 2001]
Jan 24, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The miniseries, airing Sunday and Wednesday, tries to shatter Hollywood glamour by examining how Norma Jean Baker suffered in becoming the icon Monroe. But the heavy-handed approach will send viewers fleeing in droves from this relentlessly dark psychological portrait. [13 May 2001, p.4]
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Air Date: May 13, 2001
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