Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Bradshaw calls the film a sparkling, tremendous musical comedy and a joy. He especially praises Monroe and Russell’s fantastic double act and the contrast between their performances.

The review sees the film as a celebration of consumerism that also subverts conventional romantic and sexual mores. It praises Hawks’s portrayal of Lorelei and Dorothy as sexually powerful women who control the screen and the gaze.

Parkinson finds the film one of the 1950s’ most charming and entertaining musicals. He praises Hawks’s shaping of Monroe’s screen persona and her scene-stealing performance, while noting that the plot meanders in Paris.

The capsule presents the film as a scintillating, sharply comic musical. It particularly praises Monroe’s ironic performance and Jack Cole’s incisive choreography.

Sloman describes the musical as scintillating and says Monroe shines. He singles out the production numbers, especially “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” for praise.

The capsule gives the musical an enthusiastic verdict. It singles out the lead performances and praises the sumptuous, ironic numbers and ravishing colour and costumes.

The capsule gives the film a positive verdict, calling it beautifully directed. It singles out Marilyn Monroe’s star-making performance and Jane Russell’s share of the acerbic lines.

Koresky argues that the women’s bond ultimately outshines the film’s glamour and riches. The standfirst singles out the connection between Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell’s characters.

Brogdon finds the film a flashy, entertaining, lightweight musical whose pace and escapism should make it a box-office success. He singles out Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as its chief assets, praising their comedy, songs, and screen presence.

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The critic finds the film flawed but just about successful as naughty Technicolor comedy. The review singles out its comic treatment of the economic advantages of an ample bosom.