REVIEW: BLONDE, a Marylin Monroe Biopic That Attempts To Take On Hollywood's Misogyny

Andrew Dominik’s Blonde is exploitative. There is absolutely no denying that parading the corpse of a real human being in fictional form is problematic to its very core. A transaction of blame can be made as this is adapted from 1999’s novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates but obviously Marilyn Monroe existed. She was a real, breathing human being. Yet… Blonde may have earned a glowing recommendation from the blonde bombshell herself as this exceptionally directed, miserabilist movie showcases Hollywood – and its men – to be at the centre of a villainously violent spider-web of toxicity.

This review was first posted on September 9th 2022. Full review linked below.

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2022/09/venice-international-film-festival-review-2022-blonde/