jimbo-53-186511 Three "socialities" set up camp in a New York apartment determined to find Mr Right, but complications ensue when the 3 women seemingly find their perfect soulmates...Despite having a fun set-up there is precious little to care about in this rather flimsy premise; all 3 women are go getting socialites (which is probably the kindest and most politically correct way to describe these women) as they go about ensnaring unsuspecting male victims. There's no depth to the script as we continuously witness our 3 broads shallowly picking off the unsuspecting male victims. The film continues on in this vein with perhaps the only warm exchange existing between Marilyn Monroe and the sappy passenger who she meets on the plane - not only was this a warm exchange, but it meant we also got to see a rare moment where Monroe 'geeked' out - she was a gorgeous looking woman no questions, but this is perhaps the only role I've seen her in where she wasn't apparently the' hot one' on the face of it which was a near impossible feat in retrospect.Despite Marilyn's wonderful curves and Lauren Bacall's sprightly performance I didn't much care for this film; I found it rather shallow and the whole concept is horribly dated and doesn't exactly paint women in a positive light (though this is perhaps down to the era that the film was made). Some of the production values are also quite poor with some of the sets looking quite tacky - although the film is over 60 years old so perhaps this is to be expected. The three leads do OK with what they have to work with, but the basic story isn't easy to become invested in and I did feel myself not really giving a damn about who ended up with who or what happened to anyone towards the end.Despite the star power of Monroe and Bacall (and despite Bacall's best efforts) this is a pretty crappy film that is best forgotten.

stephyannakakidis2 I really enjoyed this film, it was funny and doesn't feel as dragged out as some of these older movies do. The start was a bit long winded and odd but it quickly picks up after the starting credits. Also has a good storyline. Would definitely recommend this film!It is one of my preferred Marilyn Munroe films, I like it better than The Seven Year Itch because although this film was just as funny it dragged on a lot and was much more long winded than this one.If you like this film then I suggest you try Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,Some Like It Hot,The Prince and the Showgirl and Let's Make Love. They are all good Marilyn Munroe films and the last two are my favourites!

classicsoncall Sometimes I'll watch a film like this and wonder if it would or could be made today. I saw this one on Turner Classics as one of the essentials, with host Robert Osborne and guest Drew Barrymore lending their comments on the picture. It was almost comical listening to Barrymore try to walk a fine line between enjoying the story and being careful not to antagonize her feminist side over the theme of gold digging women on the prowl to snag a rich husband. I wonder if she caught any grief over that one from Cameron Diaz.Like so many of these early to mid Fifties flicks, I find myself on the fence regarding their appeal. For me the story was so-so, largely predictable, and even though billed as a comedy, I didn't find myself in on the joke for the most part. Marilyn Monroe's eyesight gimmick was tiresome and didn't come across very believably, and Lauren Bacall, only a decade since debuting in "To Have and Have Not", seemed to be older than her real age of twenty nine. Betty Grable was obviously ready to pass the baton to her co-star Monroe as filmdom's next glamor queen. I don't know, maybe it's just me but I didn't detect the camaraderie among this trio and that took something out of it for this viewer.There was one good line though for this Bogart fan. I got the biggest kick out of Bacall's comment about the African Queen guy. Grable got one in on Harry James too, so that was all cleverly done. Over all I'm satisfied I got to catch this one since it's one of the early Fifties standards that everyone should catch, but now that I've done it I'll be happy to move on.

richieandsam HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIREOK guys... I watched this with my 12 year old daughter... and once the film finished, she asked me if she could write the review for a change. I think she has done a great job with it too... This is her opinion. Sammy... take it away!"It wasn't a bad movie, I did enjoy it.The story is about three models, Loco (Betty Grable), Pola (Marilyn Monroe) and Schatze (Lauren Bacall), who want to marry a millionaire. They rent an apartment in New York and sell all the furniture to get money. They spend a lot of time with rich men, but none of them are really their type. They persuade themselves that they are and end up falling in love with them anyway. But when Loco finds a man to bring her shopping home, he falls in love with Schatze. Knowing she is a model, he asks to see them in a private show. If Schatze knew he was a millionaire, he would look like a completely different person to her.I have never seen a storyline like this before, so I think is was original and creative. I can't say I didn't laugh when Marilyn walked into the wall, as she was playing a girl blind as a bat. She had glasses, but never wore them as she thought they made her look unattractive. Her mind was changed by one special man's opinion.One thing I didn't understand, is the guy with the eye-patch. He always had this patch over his left eye, but when he was examining a plane schedule, he lifted his eye-patch to get a better look. Surely, if you wear an eye-patch, it's cover up a missing eye, or something like that. But if he needs to take it of to read a schedule, why wear it at all? I don't get it...I do love my retro movies, which most people wouldn't expect from a twelve year-old girl, but it's true. This is a very old movie (to me, anyway) and this always means terrible effects, but why would you add the backgrounds as an effect, when they were just walking around a real set with the same background. They looked so fake it was unbelievable. Why not just film them in the set instead of recreating it with graphics? They confuse me.Overall, I think this movie is slightly amusing and generally enjoyable. I'm going to give this movie a 6 out of 10. I don't know why, it's just my gut instinct."Why marry a poor when you can find a rich man just as easy?"Good work honey. I agree with Sammy mostly... I expected the effects to be terrible... the film was made in 1953. I also had never seen a Marilyn Monroe film, and she did a great job in this. She was very funny as a blind lady. She did make me laugh quite a lot throughout. The acting was good apart from Betty Grable. I thought she let the film down. She could have done better. The story was OK, but I thought it could have had a bit more happen, although I found it amusing how she rented out an apartment and sold the landlord furniture. You couldn't get away with that these days.I agree with Sammy and will give it 6 out of 10.For more reviews, please check out my Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl