Bus Stop - 1956

The woman that made him a man!

Although I adore Marilyn in every one of her films I found this one of the stronger due to the brilliant and heart-wrenching performance she delivered. So much of her own life seemed to be evident here that she played her part as though it were real, almost like a mirroring of her own existance and resulted in one of the best performances she has ever managed. Don Murray, as one reviewer on Amazon stated either bowled you over with his performance or made you want to shoot him, I opted to agree with the latter. He really was the most irritatng person in the film by a long shot and I can't believe that Marilyn even managed to act around him without going crazy. That being said, if he hadn't acted in that way, the chemistry between the two of them would have been nothing compared to what it was although I am aware there were many problems between Murray and Monroe off-set. Marilyn really paves the way for other great performances by her role here and proves that she can play more than just a dumb blonde - her life-long ambition.

Rating 4.5/5