The Misfits

The Misfits never do disappoint....sort of trotting around the stage at a slow clip....the lack of movement in the pit was just the crowd not getting into the music....the result of his stage persona's shambling-undead gimmick combined with a bit of bad acting..... ... Full Review

Despite the difficulties during filming, critics agree that the film represents perhaps the best acting performance Monroe ever gave, as well as one of Gable's best. John Huston, the great director, was spending his nights in Reno drinking and gambling. ... Full Review

The legendary Hollywood film actress, Marilyn Monroe, died tragically on August 5, 1962.....When he goes to the set to stop the show, he is mistaken for an actor....The Misfits was the last completed movie for both Marilyn Monroe and film great Clark Gable.....Marilyn Monroe had a sexual vulnerability and beauty on film that has been unmatched by other Hollywood movie stars..... ... Full Review

This movie stars two of the greatest movie stars of the century. For nonfans this is a tedious film to watch. In one very poignant scene Miller, through Gable, explains his attraction to Monroe. Gable is a cowboy drifter with some emotional baggage. ... Full Review

As it is, the intelligent script never really comes to life and Huston's black-and-white direction seems bored (a fantastic mustang round-up aside). At least the performances are effective, though: Gable with flashes of his old charm, Monroe delivering another aging unworldly loser and Montgomery Clift turning in a career best as a troubled young cowboy. ... Full Review

John Huston's direction strikes just the right tone for this material: the underlying tone is one of a great sadness, but with exceptions that's not the emotion we see on the surface. The characters express love, anger, and other passionate emotions, but it all feels hollow. ... Full Review

Some of the last century's greatest movie and theatrical talent gathered in the desert, for what for several of them would become a last stab at Art. Making the Misfits deserves being released as a stand-alone disc; I'd put it in the same category as Burden of Dreams, the docu on Fitzcarraldo that's as interesting as its subject film. ... Full Review