Review of The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) by Dc E — 07 Feb 2012
"The Notorious Bettie Page" 10 Scale Rating: 4.5 (Below Average) ...
It isn't as if Bettie Page isn't an interesting person, it is just that for some reason the filmmakers decided to leave anything that could be considered interesting out. Gretchen Mol does an amazing job as Page and keeps the movie from being terrible, but otherwise the movie just sort of ... happens. You're sitting there waiting for something of note ... anything of note ... to happen. That moment never comes.
Essentially, the movie hints at child abuse and a failed marriage early in her life ... shows her become a sex icon ... and then shows the fall of her craft due to a Senate investigation. None of it portrayed in a dramatic or hard-hitting way.
Now I understand why the movie was only 90 minutes long ...
This review of The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) was written by Dc E on 07 Feb 2012.
The Notorious Bettie Page has generally received positive reviews.
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