A Noir Must-See
As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder.Marilyn Monroe was given first billing in "Niagara" which elevated her to star status. Her following two films of that year, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", with Jane Russell, and "How to Marry a Millionaire", with Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall, were even bigger successes.
Films like this are what I really wish Monroe was remembered for. She is more often than not seen as the "dumb blonde" of "Seven Year Itch" and other such films. But "Niagara" and "The Misfits", for example, show she was actually a rather good actress and not just an object.
score 8/10
gavin6942 12 December 2016
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3597441/35513
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