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Title: Atmosphere galore & fine acting... but oh so slow.
Review: This is the type of movie that the Brits do better than anyone -- carefully paced, beautifully filmed, ethereal, and just a little bit haunting (or maybe, haunted). Usually I really enjoy this type of flick; I'm patient & easily seduced by atmosphere and pretty scenes. And the shots of Stirling, Scotland really are pretty (this area was home to William Wallace, aka Braveheart, in the 13th century).But MONROE is long... I mean really long. And slow, really slow. So by the time the end slowly crept up on me, I was oh so sleepy. For me, there's just a little too much careful pacing and atmosphere. Once in awhile, something (anything!) needs to happen... besides another elegantly-framed, bloodless death (there are a bunch of those).I watched to the end, but I was pretty bored by then. Maybe that's just me... or maybe you, if you're not up for a long (two-part) BBC mystery that unfolds... slowly.You decide for yourself.
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