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The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

2022

Emma Cooper

Documentary, Ray Bull, CJ Johnson, Sorrel Johnson ...

5.5

847

Documentary This documentary explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"What saves the doc to some extent is the wealth of fabulous archival material (...) And of course, there’s Monroe herself, whose magical allure and haunting loneliness transcend even this ham-handed treatment."	NEU
United States	Ricky Valero Ready Steady Cut	"An insightful look at the rise and the fall of one of the biggest icons in history (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Fran Hoepfner The Wrap	"This attempt to shine a light on Marilyn’s secret life plays more like a podcast than a documentary, but either way, it breaks no new ground"	NEU
United States	Christian Gallichio The Playlist	"A documentary less about Monroe and more an unintentional meta-commentary on how tabloid journalism has been given the veneer of respectability by streamers desperate for content"	NEG
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"'The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe' thankfully avoids becoming too lurid and crass. But that doesn't change the fact that it leaves us wanting more"	NEU
Denmark	Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"Does this new The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe Netflix documentary give any concrete answers? Not really. But it does shine a light on many of the questions surrounding her untimely death (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Netflix's Monroe doc spends 70 minutes reiterating facts everybody knows, and then 30 minutes debunking conspiracy theories nobody believes."	NEG
United States	John Serba Decider	"As a Monroe biography that lands on a more complete and detailed conclusion, it works. So STREAM IT, but only if you can withstand its tabloid tone."	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[It] sound like a guilty-pleasure piece of true-crime trash (...) In fact, it’s a very good film	POS

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