BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Michael Ledo In his first cinema job, Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) is a movie go-fer for the filming of "The Prince and the Showgirl" starring Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) and Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams). The two heavy weights don't get along very well. Olivier hates method acting while that is all Marilyn knows. Clark plays a go-between and confidant to Marilyn while attempting to date another stage hand, Lucy (Emma Watson). Lucy doesn't like to play second fiddle, even to Marilyn. Emma demonstrates she will be the one who will have an acting career after Potter.The acting was superb. Michele Williams was able to capture the essence of Marilyn which made her into a worshiped idol. She demonstrates her frailty, her insecurity, and uninhibited sexuality. The film shows the difficulty of working with Marilyn and the joy she created once she "nails it." Very entertaining.F-bomb, no sex, rear nudity.

Eye_MD_B Fame (and wealth) is todays aphrodisiac; and for all of us who didn't make it, there still is the secret backup dream of being made special by a special person in being loved by them - and better even being asked to rescue them.All we need for this dream to happen is a superstar whose center is even weaker than ours, and the luck to be the right person at the right time in the right place, (regardless of any gender constellation).Whilst we do lie to us that we would "truly"would love and care for that troubled star whom the entire world (except us of course) does not see for "who they really are", what actually happens is a selfish game going on which most people aren't aware of, so the deal is: "You give me fame and/or wealth and/or beauty, and therefore I do care for you." It's prostitution in disguise, whether this happens with a star, a (financial) powerful person or a pretty one. So stars were in the same predicament of having slept their way up as us who leech around them.The consequences are devastating for anyone close to that game: Every one else will be stepped on and dumped, ones own dignity will be sacrificed by being used as a step-stone, and the star itself will not have their hole in their soul filled, so they will move on in an endless quest of finding more external sources of inspiration.The only protection and prevention for anyone involved is to work on ones own inner strength and poise in order to know our true identity - something which requires spiritual ground work such as meditation and/or contemplation.And this goes for any kind of relationship - with or without stars.

Liam Moscrop This was a beautiful film looking at the intricate struggles of Marilyn Monrose on her journey of fame, told in a very simplistic way through emotion and connection. The perspective is beautiful, a very well shot film. I personally feel like the film lacks a type of emotional connection with the viewer that I felt like it was trying to go for but did not successfully achieve.

FilmBuff1994 My Week with Marilyn is a great movie with a very well developed storyline and an outstanding cast. It's a very interesting film, as it takes us in to the life of Colin Clark, a man who served as a production assistant during the filming of the Prince and the Showgirl, it is an intriguing story that I had never heard of before, I have a huge interest in film making and getting to get to know what went on in the background of these films will always captivate me, especially if they're as complicated as this one was. I think this film certainly could have been longer, when I saw that it was over it left me wanting more, it's only about ninety minutes long, but a biography film like this could easily go past two hours, it could have shown a lot more of Marilyn Monroe and given us more detail on her past and personal life, I understand the film revolves around Clark, but she is obviously the reason people will watch this movie. Eddie Redmayne shines in the lead role, but the performances of Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh as they play Hollywood icons Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier are simply breathtaking, they lived and breath these characters, their mannerisms are very accurate and they're unrecognizeable, they deserve any award they received for this film. Stunning performances and an easy to follow, but very interesting story, I would recommend My Week with Marilyn to anyone looking for a good drama or biography film. A young film studio assistant has a brief relationship with Marilyn Monroe as she films the Prince and the Showgirl. Best Performance: Michelle Williams