Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)

I am a big fan of Marilyn. I have studied about her life, as both Norma Jeane and Marilyn for years now. I was terribly disappointed in this film. It did not do her justice. Most of it is weak fiction and embellished. I had to turn it off because I could not stand how they turned my beloved heroine into a trashy, stupid, cheap whore. I hated this movie more than any other movie I have seen before. If you really want to learn about Marilyn, I suggest reading Donald H. Wolfe's book "The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe" or watch a documentary about her.For fans who do not know about her and just buy the purses and merchandise because of her goddess status, then you might enjoy this film. But it is not true. It is a work of fiction. The actors tried their best with what they were given but that didn't go far.

Hi I have just discovered a listing for this movie - which I had never heard of - not into TV movies per Se, however, since Ashley Judd (good actor) is in it, can anyone tell me if it is worth seeing, is it good etc.I love Ashley Judd, good actor, nice looking and I love her voice, but not in a gay way!I saw the other TV movie with poppy Montgomery = Blonde = and it was pretty good. If anyone can rate this movie better or worse, I'd appreciate it.Ta

i love marilyn monroe and mira sorvino,,,so when i first saw this picture in 2001 i was blown away...Ashley Judd and Sorvino have more talent than i ever imagined. some of the film is a little diced in terms of Monroe's real life and some characters are confused for real life or fiction (was the character named Eddie really involved with Marilyn?) All in all this picture is A-OK in my book

I'm sorry but Mira Sorvino was so bad in this movie it wasn't even funny. Her attempt to portray Marilyn as a simpering, simple minded bimbo was both misguided and upsetting. As the other reviewer commented, Marilyn Monroe's on screen persona was not the person she was in real life. It's almost as if Mira's interpretation was based on an impression she once saw somebody do of Marilyn. It wasn't even a good stereotypical impression of her. I have to say that Ashley Judd's Norma Jean was miles more interesting to watch than Mira's offering.This movie was poorly conceived, badly written and terribly acted. No-one could possibly hope to even come close to recreating what Marilyn brought to the screen or the effect she had when she walked into a room. How the makers of this movie thought that they could do it with such poor materials to work with is beyond me.