David O'Sullivan

Beguiling and mesmerising. More like a dream than a movie, I imagine this is how 'life flashing past my eyes' before I die might be. Anna De Armas is irresistibly captivating and completely nails the role, the look, the voice, the emotion, a very worthy Oscar contender. And the directing and camera work and score, all of them uniquely inspired. I dont know how accurately this portrays Marilyn Monroe's life or real personality, but I dont really care about that. It takes her as a concept of celebrity and explores the exploitation, misogyny and trauma that so often are the pages that fill those gitzy looking story books, in a deeply moving and haunting way, that will linger in your mind for days after.