Review of The Seven Year Itch (1955) by Dan R — 22 Mar 2009

Elegantly funny and charming, "Seven year itch" is the kind of joy and wit we would to come to expect from it's 1950's period. The jokes and wit throughout is delightfully cheerful and eye watering stuff and even when no humour is present you are still left with a pleased smile on your face.

Marilyn Monroe is simply splendid in her role and is totally believable aswell as obviously very sexy and beautiful as she always was. The lead character Richard Sherman is also played finely by Tom Ewell and perfectly warms himself to the viewer and is often the central source of the humour and comedy; particulary with the imagination he keeps getting.

If there is one problem with the film it is that the scenes without Marilyn Monroe seem sometimes dull and lack the character and charm that is there when she is present; Tom Ewell's character also works better when she is in his company.

The chemistry between everyone works well but with Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe together it works perfectly and the scenes where we see him being tempted by her beauty are particularly funny, witty and enjoyable.

This film is a must have for fans of Marilyn Monroe, classic film and of course charming humour. The Highlight of this splendid film could be the classic scene in which Marilyn Monroe's dress is blown by a passing train; which is one of the most iconic images in movie history.