As is the case with Elvis, Hollywood is never going to let Marilyn Monroe rest in iconic peace. Here we are, some 45 years after Presley’s death at the age of 42 and six decades after Monroe’s death in 1962 at the age of 36, and two of the biggest and most anticipated releases of 2022 have been stylized biopics of these respective legends: Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” which is one of the most entertaining movies of the year; and Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” which is not.
Not even close.
