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| Niagara
Year: 1953
Classification: Drama
Directed:
- Henry Hathaway
Actors/Actresses:
- Joseph Cotten
- Marilyn Monroe
The Scenery Is First-Rate On 2 Counts: Marilyn The Falls!
1953's Niagara is my favorite Marilyn Monroe motion picture! I'm not quite sure why, but it is. To be honest, I thought Marilyn's performance here was a bit stiff and forced at times, but this film still reeled me in, with what I thought is a great plotline (with our heroine actually meeting her Maker!) and absolutely fabulous locations and scenery! Hard to beat those Falls for a backdrop! High marks go to Casey Adams, for his role as Jean Peters' husband in this picture. I liked his performance as much as any of the veterans in the cast! He had probably the best line in the movie too ..... "Sports clothes .... Ha! All we needed here were a couple of shrouds!"
Sexy Marilyn movie
In "Niagara", Marilyn Monroe portrays Rose, a sneaky, sinister temptress planning to kill off her husband George (Joseph Cotten). Why she wants George murdered instead of simply leaving him is never explained. There are plenty of sexy shots of Marilyn (a couple of them focusing on her rear end), and the clips of the Niagara Falls are also quite impressive. I should mention that although Marilyn gets top billing in the credits, she has less screen time than Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters or Casey Adams, the latter two portraying Ray and Polly Cutler, a honeymooning couple. About the DVD: the picture and sound quality is definitely an improvement over it's VHS cousin. There are a few other extras, but nothing to get excited about. The optional French dubbing is performed very well. The woman who reads Marilyn's lines sounds like her.
Marilyn Monroe in her first Technicolor starring role!
.BR>This is Marilyn Monroe's first starring role in a glorious Technicolor production. The technicolor film process seems a perfect match for Monroe; her ruby red lips and golden blonde hair are dazzling, and her skin tones are magnificent.
The plot puts Monroe in a dramatic role that allows her to chew up every scene. It's also the only film in her career (fortunately!) in which Monroe's character dies.
Niagara Falls are the spendiforous background in this drama, and Marilyn Monroe proves that she is probably the only star in cinema history that can eclipse such a natural phenomenon.
Marilyn absolutely sizzles on the screen when she performs her sensual rendition of the siren song "Kiss", wearing a dress "cut so low in front you can see her kneecaps" (as stated in the script). Indeed, "a girl has to start making plans when she's thirteen to wear a dress like that!" (Also from the script.)
Enjoy the magic of Marilyn Monroe in dazzling Technicolor in this great movie.
MMMmmmmmmarvelous Marilyn!
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