Talk:Let's Make Love

poor costuming?

from the article: 'The direction was further criticized because Monroe's appearance had changed very noticeably during the halt in production and under Cukor the differences had been exacerbated by poor costume, hair and makeup decisions, and by poor direction of the musical numbers.'

I think there is no reference for these remarks, and having seen the movie, I'm at a loss about at least some of this. I note that these were the sophisticated hands of "woman's director" George Cukor, whose next movie was 'My Fair Lady', for example. I mean, if 'poor direction of the musical numbers' is true, then okay. But exactly how? This is, after all, Hollywood sophisticate George Cukor, of whom we expect wit and urbanity, and rich production values, and the rich production values, at least, are there to see. Do the musical numbers look a bit forced, or not sound finished, or what? I choose to question the point about 'costume' decisions, in particular. For example, at one point there is a tailored orange wool wrap skirt. What could possibly be the issue? There is a certain John Moore black silk cocktail dress which actually, Marilyn Monroe wore at numerous ceremonies, events etc. It is believed to have been one of her favorite dresses. What's the issue? With 'costume' decisions and 'appearance'? Well, there are also some black silk tights. And I think the point being made here, too obliquely, is that she flaunts her body, but she was a little chunky, and by that I mean, heavy for her. I don't know how 'hair' can come into it, given that Marilyn Monroe was known for her shining clean, bleached blonde hair. What, could she change her hair? Was domesticity an option, here? Like a housewife? The white-blonde hair is intended to be, I think, more or less, dazzling in its brilliance and is signaling her star status. I mean, look, she slides down a pole and croons Mary Martin's striptease number "My Heart Belong to Daddy". With lyrics filled with discreetly risqué double entendres. Anyways, I just find the parts of the article that I have quoted to be rather vague and gassy. Say that she's a little chunky if that's what you want to say..though I admit that it occurs to me that even if you want to say she is overweight at this point, I still may quibble about what is the right word to describe her figure and in any case, she has the look down to perfection. When Monroe first meets Montand she says 'You're French!' then turns and reaches for something, revealing her large ass in tights. I would argue or just let's call it a reminder, that the 'belly and backside bulging' thing can possibly work, actually. I mean, the rest of the movie being lightweight fluff that doesn't really mean anything anyways, right? Montand, for his part, leers at her and responds 'Very much so.' She ain't supposed to be Cyd Charisse. DanLanglois (talk) 10:07, 8 December 2017 (UTC)