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By Thescarlatescu R (226) on 04 Dec 2011

Wow! Marilyn Monroe surprised me here. She normally portrays breathy dumb blondes…

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By Davi T (5) on 20 Nov 2011

I'm still into the rush of the film. An awesome movie and Marilyn was awesome as always…

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By Christopher S (2,154) on 16 Sep 2011

One of Marilyn Monroe's fine performances in the attempt to be taken seriously as an actress, she gives a top notch and very creepy performance,…

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By Stella D (433) on 11 Sep 2011

This probably is monroe's best performance, playing an unstable character very close to the edge and she is genuinely scary…

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By Osmir D (3) on 14 Aug 2011

I have no idea how I have lived without seeing this movie. Marylin at her BEST I should say, and so early in her career…

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By Larry W (344) on 13 Aug 2011

What is perhaps most haunting about this film is that you can't shake the feeling that if Marilyn Monroe had not become Marilyn Monroe, she…

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By Walter M (1,360) on 10 Aug 2011

Marilyn's first film in a starring role and it shows her chops as a crazy chick. It was pretty good but not her best…

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By Ana M (421) on 22 Jun 2011

Marilyn Monroe plays a suicidal young woman, recently released from a mental institution and psychotic. Even so, beautiful and a sex symbol…

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By Ken D (553) on 20 Jun 2011

Don't Bother to Knock' is a movie where Marilyn Monroe shows that she can do dramatic acting as well as she can do comedy…

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By Marilee A (711) on 18 May 2011

I thought monroe did an excellent job as an unhinged babysitter even though the rest of the film felt uneven and seemed to lose its focus from…

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By John P (2,089) on 07 Apr 2011

Monroe is a surprisingly good fit in a disturbing thriller…

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By Lee B (1,154) on 29 Jan 2011

Soft-spoken and innocent, Marilyn Monroe perfectly portrays this emotionally unstable woman with secrets hiding under the surface…

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By Charles James I (55) on 20 Dec 2010

Don't bother to knock, because there's no one home…

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By Adrienne L (425) on 20 Dec 2010

Marilyn plays a convincing psycho in this drama about a confused babysitter who loses her mind. Anne Bancroft also stars…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 07 Nov 2010

Monroe's best performance if you ask me, and Widmark gives a great performance as well along with her…

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By Roger T (757) on 12 Sep 2010

Out of all the Monroe movies I have seen, this is the film where she proves she can act in a very disturbing dramatic role…

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By Sarah C (1,146) on 03 Sep 2010

Superb performance from Monroe, mediocre film…

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By Nicole C (295) on 06 Aug 2010

A film that quite possibly showcased Monroe playing herself, especially late in her career…

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By Conner R (1,016) on 21 Jun 2010

Whoa. Marilyn Monroe freaked me out!! I didn't even know she could act! Hah…

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By Alysia V (200) on 19 Mar 2010

The beginning and end are fantastic. The middle lags a bit though. It was totally not what I was expecting though…

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