H-O-T-T
This fantastic contribution to cinema certainly represents a different approach when it comes to job searching that the Lady had not yet considered. Lo, had the Lady not been stamped by her Domestic Patriarch, perhaps she too might have an opportunity to sail across the ocean, performing an elaborate series of 3 minute songs with more production value than Fantasmic! What a fabulous life - seducing old men named "Piggy", carousing with the Olympic swim team, not to mention shimmying with Algerian gypsy children in Fez Hats while I bemoan my own destitution.
WHERE TO BEGIN!? At the beginning, of course!
A Lady's Delight!
PROS: Gorgeous, Beautiful Iconic Marilyn sings her signature ballad. Jane Russell is smart, hilarious and the perfect visual and comedic foil.
CONS: Let's face it, with the sequins, buxom and witty leading ladies, and a cruise ship that contains mostly faceless, half naked, completely ripped men ready to dance to "Aint There Anyone Here for Love", the double entendres are not lost on this Lady. And yet, all this Lady can say is tant pis! Dames of every age and breadth can thoroughly settle into this delightful confection of cinematic hilarity - be it gay romp or otherwise.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Winning Quote from a 7 year old named Henry Spotford III to Lorelei Lee: "You've got a lot of animal magnetism".
Fearless and Pointed Writing: "When love goes wrong, a man takes flight, and women get uppity-O" (cue dancing gypsy children)
What I Learned: If you're going to be arrested for theft of a million dollar tiara, best do it in France. Their judicial system is easily run off its tracks by a showgirl costume, and very little is done to verify a witnesses' identity. It's also a coy and indirect way of letting a man know you love him.
Final Verdict: Dorothy's there for Love, Lorelei's there for cash, and yet (SPOILER ALERT) it all works out in the end. Let's face it, the premise is pretty sexist.......towards everyone! Old Men and Affluent Nerds are easily played by the skirts in the red lipstick singing about being little girls from Little Rock, while women are either vacantly digging for gold or an engagement ring. And, lest we entirely overlook the ending - it might even be considered a little nod to (fictional) sisterly solidarity -men be warned - we'd never make it that easy.
"I just love finding new places to wear diamonds!" And how!
"I just love finding new places to wear diamonds!" And how!
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