Love, Marilyn 2013

David DeWitt, New York Times: The intelligence and dynamism of Ms. Garbus's approach could hardly fail to make you appreciate Monroe's growth as an actor. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: I realized not just how much we don't know about Marilyn Monroe but how a lot of what we think we know is more of a construct than a reality. Read more

Richard Brody, New Yorker: Monroe's vulnerability and sense of inadequacy, her frustration and solitude, come through poignantly. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, NPR: A heartfelt and well-intentioned love letter to an already deeply beloved star, and for anyone who's still not convinced, the picture works hard to make the case for Monroe's gifts as an actress. Read more

Linda Holmes, NPR: I wanted to like this project more than I did; it's such an interesting idea and such a fine lineup of actresses. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: [A] well-intentioned but clumsy attempt to get into the head of one of the 20th century's most famous women ... Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: It was a mistake to ask anyone to dramatically read a chicken recipe Monroe prepared for Joe DiMaggio (one of her husbands), or some of the other scribbles included here. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Remove the comma from the title and Love, Marilyn plays like the command it is. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Do any fresh revelations or insights remain, a half century past Monroe's overdose death at age 36? Read more

Cath Clarke, Time Out: This intelligent, sensitive doc gets a bit pretentious as today's stars read Monroe's words. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: The life and work of that beautiful, bashful blond Marilyn Monroe are dissected once more in this annoyingly pleased-with-itself documentary. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: Fifty years after her death, the actress's corpse is still being picked over with ever-diminishing returns, as evidenced in Liz Garbus's garish, misguided documentary Love, Marilyn. Read more