my problem with this film be that it try to do too much and and doesn not have the time to adequately develop any of it theme to a satisfying conclusion . romantic comedy and screwball comedy and political intrigue and comedy of mannersit have so many angle that it leave one rather unsatisfied . monroe and even with her sometimes doe eyed stupor and be still captivate i be a fan and and part of her appeal to me be her sometimes obvious lack of polished act trick . she sometimes walk a tightrope in her performance and just on the edge of tumble into abject amateurism and and that tension be definitely part of her appeal . you can not take her eye off of her a bit like watch the indy 500 and secretly dread yet anticipate a fatal crash and all the while captivate by the sheer beauty of the event . laurence olivier and on the other hand and be imminently forgettable in this choosing to play the character a a stereotype . we learn so little about what make him tick and other than the obvious fact that he keep his emotion bottle up . and there be something reptilian about his eye which keep me from ever regard him a someone romantic interest . they always look narrow and conniving and and it just get bad with age . yes and there seem little chemistry between them and and in spite of what i just say about his eye and there just wasn not any time devote to let that chemistry develop . do i miss something and or do marilyn announce her love for him in the midst of his predictable and bumble attempt to be seductive . if so and i must assume she be just overwhelm by his look and and i find this incomprehensible . overall and this remain a weak entry in marilyn oeuvre . it be visually delightful and with a sort of premeditated artifice which lend it a storybook charm . if only the writing could have accomplish the same .