This film is without diminishing it is the usual post-war romance.
But when you realize that the King of Hollywood actually was a wartime Air Force Colonel it makes it more real.
He would have actually seen the bombings, death and misery of war. He also would know how hard it would be to readjust to civilian life especially the Hollywood fantasy factory So like his character Lee he would know what his fellow veterans were going through after the war, even with PTSD My Mom always denigrated Lana Turner's acting she wasn't a Better Davis but in this film I really liked her.
They didn't over glamorize her and you certainly can't imagine Marilyn being this down to earth a character.
It touched my heart and was impressed with Lana's acting even if the Hollywood critics of the era didn't like it.
But when you realize that the King of Hollywood actually was a wartime Air Force Colonel it makes it more real.
He would have actually seen the bombings, death and misery of war. He also would know how hard it would be to readjust to civilian life especially the Hollywood fantasy factory So like his character Lee he would know what his fellow veterans were going through after the war, even with PTSD My Mom always denigrated Lana Turner's acting she wasn't a Better Davis but in this film I really liked her.
They didn't over glamorize her and you certainly can't imagine Marilyn being this down to earth a character.
It touched my heart and was impressed with Lana's acting even if the Hollywood critics of the era didn't like it.