Review of How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) by Jon P — 08 Jul 2012

Suffering from a nonsensical screenplay, ludicrously poor pacing and a catalogue of flat, often cringeworthy gags, this overrated star-vehicle is just about watchable at best. The movie is essentially a banal retreading of 'Gentleman Prefer Blondes', seizing its golden-era, gold-digger plotline, but leaving behind all the pizazz, frivolity and joyous musical numbers; pretty much everything that actually made the movie any good in the first place.

Unless you're a mega Marilyn fanatic on a must-see-all mission, avoid this one at all costs.