Marilyn Monroe Netflix biopic comes out to huge backlash and negative reviews: ‘Pain and anguish’

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Netflix has released its new Marilyn Monroe biopic, Blonde, starring Ana De Armas – and many of the reviews have not been kind.

The movie, directed by Andrew Dominik and based on the book of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, paints a harsh and traumatic picture of the Hollywood star’s life. 

The film contains several deeply disturbing scenes portraying rape, abuse and miscarriage, some of which is based in truth but much of which is entirely fictionalised. The film ends with Monroe’s suicide at the age of 36.

Critics and viewers have slammed the film for such a ruthless and depressing portrayal of Monroe’s life, full of invented trauma, rather than celebrating her legacy. 

#Blonde is an exploitative, misogynistic, borderline torture film that berates an already tragic figure. De Armas is good but the cruelty behind the made up narrative and the unfocused direction takes away from her presence. This was an awful experience. Painful to watch. One ⭐️! pic.twitter.com/xQgjVCuoM8

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