Review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) by Carol W — 27 Jun 2018

Watched it twice, never assume someone is just another pretty face.

This review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) was written by Carol W on 27 Jun 2018.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Anna Leszkiewicz (14) for New Statesman (382) on 08 Mar 2018

It is no hagiography: even Lamarr's own children are open about her flaws…

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By Nick R (843) on 16 Mar 2018

Alexandra Dean puts together a fascinating story around her fortuitous discovery of 4 audio tapes that were made and kept for 25 years by a…

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By Richard G (806) on 14 Apr 2018

It's a bit of a Hollywood stretch to say that she invented frequency hopping, when the technology was already being used by Philips in a home…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 02 Mar 2018

Film buffs must-see doc about Lamarr's invention of device to steer torpedoes remotely using frequency hopping technology. Genius…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 09 Mar 2018

Lamarr was an enigma: a great brain trapped in a silly, spurious image of glamour, while her real talent was allowed to wither…

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By Sheldon O (35) on 08 Mar 2018

This documentary is well-researched and highly interesting about a fascinating celebrity who was beautiful and inventive with a complex personality…

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By Philip De Semlyen (78) for Time Out (7,510) on 05 Mar 2018

A Google animator puts the mystery of Hedy Lamarr best: 'She's a perfect underdog, crime-fighter-by-night story.' Here she is, unmasked at last…

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Bombshell” tells the story of a triumphant and consequential life…

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By Tim Appelo (178) for AARP Movies for Grownups (302) on 22 Mar 2018

The movie star who inspired Snow White's face had bad luck in Hollywood, but she was a drop-dead beauty who saved countless lives…

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By Keith R (248) on 13 Mar 2018

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