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Wrong-way hindsight.


* HilariousInHindsight: This is the second film of 2011 in which Creator/DominicCooper [[FakeAmerican plays an American]] in a {{period piece}}, after ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' (although this film is set in TheFifties and ''First Avenger'' was set in TheForties).
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* NightmareFuel:
** A group of people swarming Marilyn Monroe as they are big fans of hers and she almost gets smothered and trampled by the crowd.
** Marilyn bolting upright from her bed in excruciating pain in the middle of the night, begging Colin to call a doctor. Then [[spoiler: blood just starts ''gushing'' from between her legs as she says she "can't lose another baby"]].


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** And then there's Marilyn's [[spoiler: bloody miscarriage]] not long after innocently sharing a bed with Colin and begging him to call a doctor to try to stop [[spoiler: the bleeding]].
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Creator/KennethBranagh's scene-stealing role as Creator/LaurenceOlivier.

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* %%* EnsembleDarkhorse: Creator/KennethBranagh's scene-stealing role as Creator/LaurenceOlivier.
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* HilariousInHindsight: This is the second film of 2011 in which Creator/DominicCooper [[FakeAmerican plays an American]] in a {{period piece}}, after ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' (although this film is set in TheFifties and ''First Avenger'' was set in TheForties).
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: This is discussed in the film itself between certain characters, some of which think that Marilyn is genuinely sweet and innocent, whilst others accuse her of knowing "exactly what she's doing" when she keeps everyone waiting for hours and runs off without telling anyone where she's going.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who didn't know Creator/EddieRedmayne before this, this is likely to be enforced following his performance as Marius in ''Film/LesMiserables2012''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who didn't know Creator/EddieRedmayne before this, this is likely to be enforced following his performance as Marius in ''Film/LesMiserables2012''.''Film/LesMiserables2012'', and as the third Harry Potter alumnus in this movie after Emma Watson and Kenneth Branagh, thanks to ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Kenneth Branagh's scene-stealing Laurence Olivier.
* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who didn't know Eddie Redmayne before this, this is likely to be enforced following his performance as Marius in ''Film/LesMiserables2012''.
* TearJerker: [[TheWoobie "Why do the people I love always leave me?"]]

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Kenneth Branagh's Creator/KennethBranagh's scene-stealing Laurence Olivier.
role as Creator/LaurenceOlivier.
* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who didn't know Eddie Redmayne Creator/EddieRedmayne before this, this is likely to be enforced following his performance as Marius in ''Film/LesMiserables2012''.
* TearJerker: [[TheWoobie "Why do the people I love always leave me?"]]me?"]]
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* PlayingAgainstType: Judi Dench normally plays bitchy old ladies such as M from the ''James Bond'' movies, Queen Elizabeth from ''ShakespeareInLove'' and Lady Catherine in ''PrideAndPrejudice''. Here she plays the kindly and motherly Dame Sybil.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who didn't know Eddie Redmayne before this, this is likely to be enforced following his performance as Marius in ''Film/LesMiserables2012''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who didn't know Eddie Redmayne before this, this is likely to be enforced following his performance as Marius in ''Film/LesMiserables2012''.''Film/LesMiserables2012''.
* TearJerker: [[TheWoobie "Why do the people I love always leave me?"]]
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Kenneth Branagh's scene-stealing Laurence Olivier.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Judi Dench normally plays bitchy old ladies such as M from the ''James Bond'' movies, Queen Elizabeth from ''ShakespeareInLove'' and Lady Catherine in ''PrideAndPrejudice''. Here she plays the kindly and motherly Dame Sybil.
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* AlterativeCharacterInterpretation: This is discussed in the film itself between certain characters, some of which think that Marilyn is genuinely sweet and innocent, whilst others accuse her of knowing "exactly what she's doing" when she keeps everyone waiting for hours and runs off without telling anyone where she's going.

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* AlterativeCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: This is discussed in the film itself between certain characters, some of which think that Marilyn is genuinely sweet and innocent, whilst others accuse her of knowing "exactly what she's doing" when she keeps everyone waiting for hours and runs off without telling anyone where she's going.
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* AlterativeCharacterInterpretation: This is discussed in the film itself between certain characters, some of which think that Marilyn is genuinely sweet and innocent, whilst others accuse her of knowing "exactly what she's doing" when she keeps everyone waiting for hours and runs off without telling anyone where she's going.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who didn't know Eddie Redmayne before this, this is likely to be enforced following his performance as Marius in Les Miserables.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who didn't know Eddie Redmayne before this, this is likely to be enforced following his performance as Marius in Les Miserables.''Film/LesMiserables2012''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: For those who didn't know Eddie Redmayne before this, this is likely to be enforced following his performance as Marius in Les Miserables.

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