I segreti di Marilyn Monroe: i nastri inediti

Nothing at all new here, though the tapes of her voice are touching, though the gimmick of actors lip-syncing the audio tapes of other voices is a poor decision and distracting. This absolutely gorgeous woman was damaged goods due to her horrid childhood and was used by many in wrong ways to succeed in show business, but she bares some responsibility for that part too, but she had no say in her upbringing making her chronically insecure with barely an ounce of self confidence, though she could turn on for a camera and man, was she ever photogenic. For better or worse, she did indeed live a short and sensational life with huge stardom, marriages to one of the biggest sports heroes in history along with one of our greatest playwrights. We will never, ever know the details of her connections to the Kennedys, but she was clearly closely associated with them as has been talked about since the 1960's. Some of the speculation here of how she died is valid, but so is suicide, the legal reason for her death, but no one then or now is talking, which in itself is interesting. She was fascinating and she was in a few good films, though none come close to the heights of Some Like It Hot. This film seems just like some cheap cash in by the author of the book Goddess, but at least we get to see some pictures and video of her, which is nice, but there is not even nearly enough of that for one of the most photographed women in history.

This is a riveting and well-produced documentary of a fascinating story. The incredible thing is that it's a real story. "I would say that it was covered up because of her connection with the Kennedy Brothers." Only half of the reality. Clearly (from these accounts) Marilyn Monroe was dangled as an unwitting conduit to the highest offices of the US Government by the Soviets during the cold war. This connection was known by a very anti-communist FBI whose machine forced the Kennedy brothers to sever ties rapidly and cleanly. Marilyn--an ideal candidate to be dangled--was very insecure, emotionally susceptible, and in need of being needed, and she was unable to sustain the emotional quagmire she had gotten herself into. A last attempt on Robert Kennedy's part to try to intervene into her emotional break was unsuccessful. In times like this there is no recourse but to clean up a horrid mess that ensued. It happens more than we want to know. Kudos for this investigative reporter to put this story straight, though he dances too lightly around the Soviet involvement, mostly because he can't puncture that sphere. So, there it is. "She killed herself either intentionally or accidentally. This case is closed." That is true.

WHY are they putting their name on this? It's pointless. Plus, STOP with the "reenactment" visuals. We just couldn't LISTEN to the tapes, with historical footage? They had to insert "actors" mouthing the words of celebrities?

I turned it off after twenty minutes. THIS is why you're failing, Netflix. We deserve more than garbage...

Narratively this is absolutely all over the place. No structure, no new information, nothing revelatory at all. It careers around regurgitating stuff we already knew, hints at a few things but is such a mess it never even bothers to provide any real interesting information. Crap, even for Netflix.

An intriguing documentary which uses the real life voice recordings of Marilyn Monroe and the many people who knew her both before and after she became a mega star. Though we ultimately know how this tragic story ends, Marilyn is still ravishing and lovely enough to hold our attention. When one sees her remastered film clips in this documentary, it's easy to understand why the world fell in love with her and why she continues to captivate so many to this day.