Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) is too, a lack of grasp in Howard Hawks' handling, which is scrappy and uninventive." On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 98% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Anchored by Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell's sparkling magnetism, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is a delightfully entertaining 1950s musical." German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder declared it one of the ten best films ever made. Monroe and Russell were accorded the honor of putting their hand and foot prints in cement in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese
Matt Mattox qualities developed during the barre are visible within his own detailed and polished style. Mattox had a higher profile as a specialty dancer in Hollywood musicals. His best-known film role is Caleb Pontipee in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", but he was also a principal dancer in, among others, "Yolanda and the Thief", "The Band Wagon" (Cyd Charisse's partner in the ballet sequence), "Till the Clouds Roll By", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", and "There's No Business Like Show Business". In addition, Mattox was a regular guest on television variety shows, for which he choreographed as well as performed, including "The Patti