Being a Marylin Monroe fan I expecting so much more from this film, and admittedly I barely read the synopsis as her being in it was enough for me to watch, however half way through I found myself pressing information on my remote control to find out what was going on, only to see it being described as a 'Romantic Comedy' I was so confused, not once had I laughed and I had yet to see any romance blossom between Marylin's character 'Cherie' and Don Murray who played an obnoxious cowboy called 'Beau' and who I can only describe as a deranged fool who basically began to stalk Marylin, and then even went as far as kidnapping her. Obviously the 50's were completely different to now, but even the dumbest person would not condone this man's behaviour. On occasions I began to zone out just imagining how this sort of film would go down in 2016, I mean there's even one scene where she speaks of marrying her cousin! I feel this fails to please me on a romantic level and if anything it just left me feeling sorry for Marylin's character, and not only that but I found myself becoming very angry just urging someone to punch 'Beau' in the face, so as you can imagine I wasn't best pleased with this crazy ending to a Disappointing film of it's time. I still love Marylin, however even her performance was ropey, her accent was inconsistent and like others have said, why was she so white?! This film left me feeling confused, uncomfortable and dissatisfied. It failed to give me that warm, fuzzy feeling you get after watching a 'romcom' so before you consider watching this, if you're looking for romance reach for something else!

The firs time i tried to watch Bus Stop, I switched it off because I did not see the Marilyn Monroe I had expected to see. Then recently, and for the first time, I watched Bus Stop all the way through and was amazed.It's clear that Marilyn was drawing on her own experiences in portraying Cherie, the put-upon saloon singer. But she also brought to the role an amazing portrayal the likes of which she had never before done, nor ever would again, which is the public's loss. She proved herself to be a real actress and while Don Murray was Oscar-nominated, Marilyn's work was ignored by the Academy, as it would be for the rest of her life.Watch Bus Stop and be amazed.

No need to recap the plot. This is a badly flawed movie, despite "That Old Black Magic", though the magic clearly works for Monroe as she croons out the tune. It's clear that as an actress she's most comfortable with musical numbers, where her sparkle really gels. The basic problem, as I see it, is with the script. There really isn't much story; as a result, something has to be added to hold audience interest besides budding super-star Marilyn. Apparently, colorful character was encouraged to pick up the slack. It looks like TCF found their answer in Murray's ear-splitting version of a Montana cowboy. I guess rural Montana doesn't have any grade schools where basic civility is taught. No need to belabor his maddening effect since others have made the same point at some length. Nonetheless, Murray's witless hollering of every line takes down the entire film. Nor does Monroe's squeaky southern accent that sort of comes and goes help. Nor is the over-extended final scene, where both actors revert to something more normal, enough to compensate for all the gaudiness that's gone before.All in all, the movie's worth a 3, mainly for its excellent Technicolor staging, Monroe's singing, and the catchy title tune that was a chart-topper at the time. But beware the movie's moral, which seems to be a version of "All some people need in order to straighten out is a good beating"!(In passing—Despite his misfire here, Murray was an excellent actor. Catch his carefully shaded performance in A Hatful of Rain (1957) or in The Bachelor Party (1957) to sample his true potential.)

If you want to see Marilyn Monroe in a good movie, I don't think you want to start here. Though I am surprised by the number of reviewers here that think the film and her performance in it was wonderful. I just didn't see it. Looks aside, Monroe's performance ranged from adequate to somewhat good, but when she sang 'That Old Black Magic', I wondered to myself if she was supposed to sound terrible. To my ear, the song didn't sound good at all.As for Beauregard (Don Murray), well he was enough to make you want to turn the film off just about any time he was on screen. I suppose the director takes some of the blame, but man, he was just plain annoying. I can't believe someone acting like a bull in a china shop just about the whole picture without anyone having to say something about it. Like the scene where he admonishes the crowd in the saloon while Cherie (Monroe) sings her number. His behavior seemed to invite antagonism just about any time he opened his mouth.So with all that said, the finale seemed to come out of left field with Cherie and Bo reconciling their differences and agreeing to get hitched. Considering her aspirations, it would have made more sense for Cherie to head on West to Hollywood like she planned and have Bo find true romance with a sweet girl like Elma (Hope Lange) who shared his background. Seems to me she would have been more at home at the Suzie Q Ranch.