Anna Nicole

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Who wrote this? Its so bad Taken bits of her life and added rubbish to it. Awful Common on Hollywood. You can do better than this That poor actress who played her im sure could of done so much better if there was a good script I hope someone does another film about her because if people believe think this is good they need to look in to her life and see who she really was. Anna Nicole Smith would hate this!

How did Mary Harron go from movies like I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page to find herself making this movie? She's currently making an adaption of Legs McNeil's Please Kill Me, but seriously, how the hell did this happen? My friend Jim asked me the other day, "Why do you waste time watching such horrible movies when there are so many great movies out there?" I figure that there's gold in all that crap. But I wasn't finding it here. Throughout this movie, Anna sees her past and future selves as she lives her crazy life. And this thing is packed with stars! I mean, in my world Martin Landau was a pretty big name and here he's playing Anna's ancient daddy figure, J. Howard Marshall. Adam Goldberg has been in a ton of things and here, he's in a borderline comedy playing Howard K. Stern. And is that Cary Elwes as E. Pierce Marshall? Yep. It is. Virginia Madsen is in this too. That said, this is never sure if it wants to descend into parody. And it always portrays Anna in the best possible light no matter how bad the decisions she makes. The real story of Anna Nicole feels like the zeitgeist embracing and discarding a living and breathing human being who wanted so badly to feel that spotlight and would do anything to claw her way back. Watching her E! show now feels harrowing, not funny or fun.

This is a well made sympathetic and thorough biopic. It's often hilarious, touching, bizarre and tragic as only the crazy life of Anna Nicole could be. Lifetime did a good job putting together the stranger than fiction life story showing the audience what they needed to see without being overly exploitative. The cast performs well. Agnes Bruckner doesn't look that much like Anna, she is a bit more intelligent looking and not so bombshell like but she acts well and she evokes sympathy for the character. Virginia Madsen as Anna's mother is good. Martin Landau is terrific as Howard Marshall. He really acts like a frail elderly man smitten. Could have shown a bit about the paternity battle for Anna's daughter at the end.

I was moved to write this review when seeing the "Front page" highlighted review where they put in their title "weak story". How disgusting to call the tragic lives and DEATHS of TWO human beings a "Weak story"...it wasn't a story. Did they stick to the headlines, yes, Just a TV movie, yes, could have went much deeper, of course. But this wasn't a script from some one's head. This tragedy, Anna being a sort of icon or anti-icon among many cultural groups, always pained me right in the heart. And though I've seen me DVD of it several times I cannot help busting into tears during the funeral scene. Just the thought of it literally hurts. The movie itself deserved a decent budget real theatrical movie, or at least a cable one (HBO, Netflix, Showtime, something where they could have made it rated R and got serious with the WHOLE story) But this is all we have. Thankfully it is at least well acted mostly, and does stick to the facts, even if it is just the highlights. Anna of course, as a real person, was both sympathetic and not, most are torn, she did bring a lot of it on herself and as with many who gain fame or fortune, cannot seem to find happiness in THAT fact, and need more...usually drugs or booze or some other self destructive razor blade instead of being happy with what most of us would dream of getting the chance to enjoy. Danny of course was the even bigger tragedy, and has all the sympathy without question. Played remarkably by Caleb Barwick, who as the Tween Danny did a heart wrenching job as he tries to parent his own parent. Same with the late teen Danny. I don't think I'll ever be able to watch that funeral scene without some serious heartache and tears. She did a wonderful job in that scene, even though from real reports it was 10 times a worse hysterical breakdown than what she was allowed to deliver, not surprising since such a scene, if played as eye witnesses recount, would possibly cause real trauma, to both the actress (If anyone could manage to actually do it as it really was) and maybe even members of the audience too. (I know I don't think I could watch it without triggering a panic attack had it been as described by real life witnesses. The fact she lasted only 6 months afterwards before her own death is ZERO surprise. I'm not quite sure I would have lasted any longer myself. In the end, the movie delves only deep enough to get the main points across and it does it well. Well enough to be in any persons collection if you are into dramatic movies. For some reason, though not in subject matter, it reminds me a lot of the 2 Dorothy Stratten movies, Star 80 and Death of a Centerfold. I think it's the overall tragedy aspect rather than similar stories, especially since they are about a murder as opposed to drugs, but they "feel" the same in real world substance. Given a larger budget, better handling (than lifetime), and another 40 minutes to go deeper it would have been , and deserves, an A-list movie as the substance needed (Story) is there and should be told in full.

OK Agnes Bruckner may not have looked like the real Anna Nicole Smith but I'll tell ya, she did the accent and her attitude just perfect. She looked really sexy and stunning. I say if Anna Nicole was alive today, she would've been so proud of her. Although it had a tragic ending. The movie gave us a great brief on what Anna Nicole's life was about. Her relationship with her mother, her stardom, her children, her husbands and her childhood was in such great order that I applaud for the people behind the scenes to have included all those in the film. Although I would've liked to have seen a actor playing Hugh Hefner or even himself on this because he was the one that created playboy and created Anna Nicole among others. It was kinda disappointing to be honest. I'm so glad this film made Anna Nicole's name out there like she's a human being after all. RIP Anna 💟💔

I agree with most of the critics on this one. This was a very basic, shallow biography, by no means a serious attempt at telling a compelling true story. The movie offers no reasoning, no explanation into the happenings, there is no insight into the psyche of the main characters, the motivations driving them to do what they do. On a more positive note, the sound and cinematography are pretty good, clear, very professional. Agnes Bruckner is well casted as Anna Nicole, albeit as mentioned above, lacking in 'depth'. A pity really, because Anna Nicoles' life could have made for a really compelling movie, if someone had taken to making a film seriously. This way, it turned out to be just another trashy soap, soon to be forgotten.

*****SPOILERS***** (only not really if you know ANYTHING about her.) Granted, TV movies aren't much to begin with- but this was one of the worst I've ever seen. It literally seemed like someone read her Wikipedia page and tried to make a movie out of it. A) It's been done before. Please let her just rest in peace already. B) The acting was horrible. C) It really had nothing to do with who she was as a person. I didn't learn anything new about her or what she really went through in her lifetime. It took the things that we already knew and put them into a crappy TV movie with no real depth or creativity. The whole movie was a checklist. This happened, okay, then this happened, alright, then this happened, sure, then this happened- Boring. I literally could have Googled all of that and saved myself two hours of precious time. I don't mine Agnes Bruckner in general, but this was horrible. Also, the future self "Vicky Lynnnnnnnnnnnnn" Marilyn Monroe wanna be ghost/mirage that keeps appearing- the worst.

Once again Lifetime does another terrific job on a real life movie this time the real life story of former Playboy pinup and playmate Anne Nicole Smith is told in a tragic and wicked way that shows life is sad. And it's true this beauty had her real life destroyed one by one with drugs, good times, money and one night stands. I growing up in the 90's remember the big chested Anne Nicole in Playboy and commercials and even some film work, and by watching this movie it shed more light on how she came to a tragic end. Starting with her early days as a small town Texas girl it's a rocky start with Anne being in a single home and quickly she becomes a single mother forced to work her way up to a * in Houston, Texas. Still images are in Anne's head of seeing Marilyn Monroe as Ms. Smith wants to be another Playboy playmate. Well then it's on to breast implants, before the magazine cover shoot and commercial deal. And after being named playmate of the year it's the love duo with the two Howard's one an old rich oil tycoon the other a rich power hungry attorney. Along the way this well chested beauty is sexy wearing her colored bras, yet her downfall is to much of a fun time with party time and her abuse of prescription drugs! And one after one night stand finally leads to another child that a little girl with a photo guy named Larry. Thru it all from rehab to crazy TV deals and courtroom drama ending with her son Danny's death the drugs and fame finally do Anne Nicole Smith in for a tragic death at age 39. Overall good tragic and sad TV movie of a beauty who's life had gone so wrong she went way off the track.

Following the rocky road and life a times of Playboy model and 'actress' Anna Nicole Smith up to her untimely death of 39. Actress Agnes Bruckner delivers a fine portray of the larger than life troubled Anna Nicole/Vicky Lynn. While not being an Anna look-a-like Bruckner certainly captures Anna's spirit and persona, at times effectively laying down some of heart wrenching scenes. Although this a steppingstone presentation of her life, it covers the main highs and lows but leaves you with a lingering feeling that it's a little rushed. The acting for the most part is impressive especially from Bruckner, Cary Elwes - Marshall's son, Virginia Madsen - Anna's mother and Martin Landau as billionaire J. Howard Marshall. American Psycho (2000) director Mary Harron keeps it interesting and fast paced. The prosthetic make-up effects of Anna's assets and weight gain are particularly notable. The Anna's voice from the grave aspect, her younger self and Marilyn Monroe vision/dream additions scripted by Joe Batteer and John Rice keep the proceedings at times eerily compelling. Its an especially well made for a TV movie and thankfully treats the departed with respect while at the same time being entertaining and highlighting the superficial world of celebrities. As an anti-drug movie look no further and to the producers credit ironically and in contrast to Anna's real life job offers it's certainly not a cheap cash-in.