Netflix’s controversial take on the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe dropped on the streaming service on Wednesday, with viewers slamming it as so “repulsive” they “feel ashamed” to watch it.
Andrew Dominik’s Blonde, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, has been 12 years in the making and is arguably one of the year’s most anticipated films. Upon its premier at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month it received a 14-minute standing ovation.
Sadly, it has not been so well received by home viewers. Even before its release, fans and critics had been vocal about their negative opinions of the film, taking to social media to slate it with accusations of exploitation and misogynism, to name a few.
