Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw are two showgirls from Little Rock; Dorothy is bored by money but her friend Lorelei is determined to net a man who is rich and will shower her in diamonds. She believes she has found her man in the form of Gus Esmond, a rich but awkward character. They are to be wed in Paris. Lorelei and Dorothy catch a ship across the Atlantic; along with Ernie Malone, a private investigator employed by Gus's suspicious father; the US Olympic team; and Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman, an owner of a diamond mine who catches Lorelei's eye. As the voyage gets underway Dorothy and Malone develop a relationship but that appears to be over when she learns she has been spying on her friend. Their situation only gets worse when they arrive in France.
I must admit that while I'd obviously heard of this film I knew nothing about it when I sat down to watch... I didn't even realise it was a musical! If you aren't a fan of musicals don't be put off though as between the musical numbers there is a fun story with plenty of laughs. These laughs are, as one might expect, fairly gentle with no material that is likely to offend anybody. Marilyn Monroe is a lot of fun as the not-as-dumb-as-she-appears Lorelei and Jane Russell is equally impressive as her friend Dorothy. Elliott Reid is really solid as Malone; the closest thing the film has to a non-comic main character. The musical numbers, including the famous 'Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend' are fun enough although they are probably the areas of the film that feel most dated thanks to changing musical styles... this isn't really a problem though as they are still rather fun. Overall I'd recommend this for anybody looking for some inoffensive fun.
I must admit that while I'd obviously heard of this film I knew nothing about it when I sat down to watch... I didn't even realise it was a musical! If you aren't a fan of musicals don't be put off though as between the musical numbers there is a fun story with plenty of laughs. These laughs are, as one might expect, fairly gentle with no material that is likely to offend anybody. Marilyn Monroe is a lot of fun as the not-as-dumb-as-she-appears Lorelei and Jane Russell is equally impressive as her friend Dorothy. Elliott Reid is really solid as Malone; the closest thing the film has to a non-comic main character. The musical numbers, including the famous 'Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend' are fun enough although they are probably the areas of the film that feel most dated thanks to changing musical styles... this isn't really a problem though as they are still rather fun. Overall I'd recommend this for anybody looking for some inoffensive fun.