Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love (1960)

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Let's Make Love(1960) stars Yves Montand as Jean-Marc Clement, billionaire playboy. He hears that an off-Broadway production is going to make fun of him, and visits rehearsal hoping to make them go easy on him. He immediately falls for the female lead, Marilyn Monroe, and tries out for the part playing himself just to be near her. He finds that, for the first time ever, a woman is relating to him, rather than his money and power. Unfortunately, she is much more taken with co-star Frankie Vaughan. Tony Randall plays the part of publicity agent to Montand. In order to win Marilyn, Montand decides he will have to impress her as a performer, so he hires a series of tutors. First, Milton Berle to learn comedy, second, Bing Crosby as a vocal coach, and finally Gene Kelly for a little dance instruction.

This would be a third rate Musical Comedy with no memorable songs were it not for Monroe. One thing that struck me while watching is just how much our sense of beauty has changed in 42 years. She was the pinnacle of sexiness then, but would be considered way over-weight now. This is part of the Marilyn Monroe Diamond Collection 2, to be released next week. It is a very nice transfer, especially considering the age. This is a must see for Marilyn fans, but has little to offer others. C+.

Nudity Report: We see her buns through a transparent costume, cleavage, and pokies.

IMDB Summary: IMDB readers have this at 5.9 of 10.


Written by: Tuna …courtesy of Scoopy.net