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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

July. 15,1953
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7.1
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NR
| Comedy Romance

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

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Glucedee
1953/07/15

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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Fairaher
1953/07/16

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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Portia Hilton
1953/07/17

Blistering performances.

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Ezmae Chang
1953/07/18

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Python Hyena
1953/07/19

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953): Dir: Howard Hawks / Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan: Fetching musical about romance as an object to snare its victims. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell play Broadway sensations who board a cruise. Monroe's current beau worries that she will be targeted for scandal thus threatening their relationship already disapproved by his father. Russell becomes involved with a private investigator out to conclude a case involving missing jewels. Intermixed with various musical numbers, most notably 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" belted out by Monroe. Director Howard Hawks transcends music and humour successfully. His range goes from gangster films with Scarface: Shame of a Nation, to screwball comedies with Bringing Up Baby, to film noir with The Big Sleep. Monroe and Russell exchange hilarious dialogue from Monroe's absent-mindedness to Russell's sarcasm. Russell will protect her friendship at any cost, and Monroe must prove herself. Charles Coburn and Elliott Reid make great foils. Coburn is a married wealthy playboy enamored with Monroe. Reid is the private eye who ends up falling for Russell. Tommy Noonan plays Gus, Russell's previous love who is a nerd controlled by his upper class family. Theme regards spellbinding romance among other things gentlemen don't grasp. Score: 9 / 10

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SnoopyStyle
1953/07/20

Best friends Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are nightclub singers traveling to Paris on a transAtlantic cruise. They encounter many enamored men including the US Olympic Team, a Private Eye, and a diamond rich man.Based on the Broadway musical, director Howard Hawks is able to coax a truly fun performance from Monroe. Her magnetism is undeniable. Her bubbly personality outshines even Jane Russell.There are some fun jokes mostly sexual in nature as expected. The songs are good including the iconic "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend". That particular song production is especially fun. It makes the movie. And it's especially great to have Monroe and Russell actually sing most of the songs.

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Gideon24
1953/07/21

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES is the sparkling 1953 musical comedy based on the Broadway musical that made Carol Channing a star and here does the same thing for another blonde...namely Marilyn Monroe. Monroe shines in the ultimate dumb blonde role: Lorelei Lee, who along with best pal Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are a couple of showgirls being tailed by a private detective hired by the father of Lorelai's latest beau, to get the goods on her. The razor-thin plot is so not the issue here. The issue is the performances by the film's stars that absolutely light up the screen. Monroe, in particular, found the role of a lifetime here as Lorelei Lee, the seemingly dim-witted gold digger with a nose for diamonds and rich men, who has no shame about using her obvious physical assets to get what she wants. This is the role that most people look to when they say that Monroe was just a "dumb blonde", but if you watch closely, Monroe is just playing a "dumb blonde" and doing it better than probably anyone ever did. And never was there a clearer example of why the camera just loved Monroe.Though the film is clearly Monroe's showcase, Jane Russell never allows herself to be blown off the screen and performs impressively alongside Monroe as the wisecracking Dorothy Shaw. Russell proves to have the same skill with a wisecrack that actresses like Thelma Ritter and Eve Arden did.Elliott Reed, Tommy Noonan, Charles Coburn, and young George Winslow offer solid support in supporting roles as the various men (and boys) involved in the misadventures of Lorelei and Dorothy.Musical highlights include the ladies' opening number, "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", "Bye Bye Baby", "Ain't Anybody Here for Love?", and Monroe's iconic "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend", a number that has become a permanent part of cinema pop culture.Aided by breezy direction from Howard Hawks, this is a delightful musical comedy classic which features two beautiful and talented ladies front and center at the peak of their charm.

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jwills-5
1953/07/22

With Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, filmed in 1953, directed by Howard Hawks is a pleasant musical heyday of Hollywood, with two very beautiful and graceful actresses who performed spontaneous and very well prepared roles that show how a beautiful woman can conquer any man with flirtatious glances and movements, while these within the materialistic philosophy of the time, as a film critique, show how money is the best arm to let her fall in love particularly if some jewels (diamonds) are included. Cheerful and jovial music, sensual dances, simple and innocent humor. Ninety minutes of diversion from a simple script that captivates and entertains the viewer. A beautiful Marilyn, innocent, naive and with great force as an actress and Jane Russell as his charming companion and contrast of her personality and intelligence. Nice film

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