In this The Monthly article (5 May 2025), Australian writer Martin McKenzie-Murry reviews the final film featuring Marilyn Monroe, The Misfits (1961).

McKenzie-Murry references Monroe’s difficult childhood https://www.careexperienceandculture.com/master/marilyn-monroe-(actor) but insists she was “never a great actor”.

“She was either too anxious or too numb, and there was a reason her lines were taped inside props – such as drawers – during the shooting of Some Like It Hot.”

McKenzie-Murry goes on to argue that it should be possible to both acknowledge her suffering and appreciate her achievements without “exaggerating” her talent.

https://www.themonthly.com.au/martin-mckenzie-murray/2025/05/06/wild-wist