Marilyn Monroe once made the comment that she hated working on this set because it was more so a guy film and the egos were too much for her, safe to say I can honestly see why she felt that way. At first the movie is centered around her character making you believe it's about her and her troubles, then slowly but surely it drifts to Clark Gables character and ends up really being about his battles. As much as I really enjoyed this film, I can't help but feel that Arthur Miller created the role of Roslyn Taber with the influence of Marilyn's life; Her dialog throughout the movie really sounded like a reflection of her childhood troubles and tragedies. There's a specific part in the casino where she talks about her mother and how she misses her yet she never really saw her growing up, and in truth this is exactly how Marilyn's life was growing up; I can only imagine what went through her mind as she had to say these lines. All in all this was a brilliant film with an outstanding cast and a wonderful storyline. 8/10
Review of The Misfits
