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But there is one scene in particular that got people talking yesterday at the festival.
Its pretty clear to anyone who has seen it that this scene is the reason why.
(you’re free to readmy review here.)
Two Secret Service goons actually lift Marilyn off her feet as they lead her to the presidents suite.
Am I meat to be delivered?
she asks, half-jokingly.
Which, of course, is exactly what she is in the context of the scene.
He doesnt sit up or stand as Marilyn sits next to him on the bed.
As he continues talking on the phone, we see the telltale motions of a handjob being given.
He then guides her head down.
The camera settles on a close-up of her confused face.
At first, it looks like … well, what we might expect it to be.
To be clear, this is not a titillating scene at all.
Its incredibly tense and disturbing.
But it also has a stated pornographic quality.
The close-up goes on for about a minute and a half.
To do so, it breaks the fourth wall in sly ways.
Or it could be de Armas, stepping outside her own picture for an instant.
Then, as if stepping back into character, the voice-over adds, Just dont puke.
You have to swallow.
The distracted Kennedy starts yelling out, You dirty slut!
And then, one last even more disturbing moment follows.
We see her wake up sometime later, and she vomits and struggles to pee.
Blondeis, as many have noted in their reviews, a brutal film.
Its a movie filled with vomit and blood and screaming and bruises.
