at first Mira sorvino and Ashley Judd aren't as beautiful as Marlyn Monroe. they are really bad and there was many wrong things about Marlyn in this movie. i don't want to reckon because it takes me so long.Ashley Judd plays the icon in her younger days as unknown Norma jean. Mira sorvino takes over when Hollywood transforms Norma jean into Marlyn Monroe.Ashley Judd and Mira sorvino are so different from each other. they are looking different. this is really bad.i must say that this movie was very interesting and a little disturbing. this is horrible portrayal of the legendary Marlyn Monroe. if Marlyn Monroe was as dumb as this movie made her out to be. we wouldn't be celebrating her legacy as we are today. Marlyn Monroe was a brilliant woman. she had a heart but this movie made her cold and without a soul..and last i think Michelle Williams more successful Ashley Judd and Mira sorvino and she must play this film.

If you're looking to see the "true story" of Marilyn Monroe's life you're probably better off skipping this movie. Norma Jean & Marilyn takes great liberties with the facts in trying to spice up the drama. There are plenty of half-truths and flat-out non-truths littered throughout. But if you can get past that you may find that this still manages to be a reasonably worthwhile movie. It's not an accurate biographical account of Marilyn Monroe's life, it's a dramatization. And not a bad dramatization at that.This is a movie with a gimmick in that there are two Marilyn Monroes. Ashley Judd plays the icon in her younger days as unknown Norma Jean. Mira Sorvino takes over when Hollywood transforms Norma Jean into Marilyn Monroe. But we have not heard the last of Norma Jean as Judd continues to pop up now and again as an inner voice so to speak, sometimes to encourage and sometimes to berate and ridicule Sorvino's Marilyn. The point being that young Norma Jean desperately wanted to be a star and refuses to allow Marilyn to screw things up. Suffice to say these constant appearances by her younger self do not help Marilyn's state of mind as her life begins to spiral out of control towards her inevitable sad end. The two lead actresses perform their roles well. Judd is pitch-perfect as the desperate, driven Norma Jean. Sorvino is pretty much stuck doing a Marilyn Monroe impersonation but she makes the best of what she has to work with. As presented here the character may come off as a bit too much of a dumb blonde bimbo to really ring true. Surely, for all the myriad issues she had, the real Monroe was brighter than she's given credit for here. But it's hard to blame Sorvino, she can only portray the character as it was written. All in all it's a fairly gripping, if not entirely truthful, drama. And having two actresses play the famed icon at different points in her life adds a unique twist. This is clearly no work of genius but if you're looking for a reasonably entertaining movie you could do a lot worse.

I believe that this has to be one of the worst movies, based on someone's true life, I have ever seen. I'm aware that many people do love the film, but it just has too much fiction in a story that is meant to tell the truth of the beloved Marilyn Monroe. There are many moments that are factual, but the film is based on the book "Norma Jean: My Secret Life With Marilyn Monroe" by Ted (Eddie) Jordan.After reading the book I finally saw this film, and there are obvious comparisons. However, if you happen to find the book (which I believe is out of print now) notice the nude pictures of Marilyn/Norma Jeane. The pictures are not of Marilyn but of a look-a-like from the late 50's / early 60's. A couple of the pictures were also in playboy. Jordan's account of being with Marilyn at all times is dirty and at times disturbing. He frequently talks of how she struggles with herself(like in the movie) and she apparently has a horrible problem keeping herselffrom sleeping with him and other men/women and even his future wife, who was a popular strip-tease artist in California. This is basically where the "lesbian" story evolved from.Based on Jordan's book, comments, fake pictures and all the other hub-bub he has put into this God Awful book, none of this should be considered "Marilyn's Life". Nor should this film.However, all in all the film is generally entertaining. It's just too bad that it is full of lies, and it is contributing to Marilyn's so-called "sleeps with everyone/anyone" reputation.

Hi I have just discovered a listing for this movie - which I had never heard of - not into TV movies per Se, however, since Ashley Judd (good actor) is in it, can anyone tell me if it is worth seeing, is it good etc.I love Ashley Judd, good actor, nice looking and I love her voice, but not in a gay way!I saw the other TV movie with poppy Montgomery = Blonde = and it was pretty good. If anyone can rate this movie better or worse, I'd appreciate it.Ta