Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

cguldal When I see old Hollywood films that are supposed to be "the best," I tend to agree they are better than the usual Hollywood fare. But to say The Misfits is a great film would be misleading. It seems like an American attempt to be French, except the French can pull it off and Americans can't somehow, or at least couldn't in this case. Arthur Miller's preachy dialog and monologues are just hitting you over the head. The allegories, parallels, metaphors, symbols... are all too obvious, to the point of being annoying and making you roll your eyes. Monroe's acting is mediocre, though she is fascinating to watch. Wallach and Clift do a good job in general. Thelma Ritter, I would be brave enough to say, is the best actor in the film! Gable is just a caricature of a cowboy (and himself). Clift's and Monroe's ongoing substance abuse issues show through, which probably "helps" their acting, since they are supposed to be drunk throughout most of the film. The drastic character changes, especially for Gable's character, seem extremely forced. And of course, this being Hollywood and not a good French film, there is a happy ending! What?!?! No way should this film have a happy ending! But it does, go figure...Perhaps the most captivating scenes are when the men and Monroe go out mustanging (catching wild horses). These scenes with the horses, the struggle between man and nature, the struggle to make a living vs. being kind at the face of losing manliness and income... They are impressive and memorable. The film in the second half seems like an advertisement for PETA, Monroe being extremely upset at the men who are capturing the wild horses.I'd say watch it, if you must cover the "important" oldies or if you are a die hard fan of Monroe, Clift, Gable et al. But otherwise, those are 2 hours of your life you'll never get back...

wildsparrow16 I really liked this movie. To me, it is about living a life because you think you are out of options - too old, too weak, too tired, or too lonely - and then realizing that you don't have to live that way anymore - that you can change, at least your actions.I found the cast stellar. Gable manages to portray a heart underneath a very hardened exterior of a cowboy beaten down by life in general but determined to go on ("I guess I'll just have to find another way to feel alive").Monroe makes you want to be her character - tender, caring and brave. But she is also lost in life, as are the others ("I guess all there is is the next thing...").The Misfits are supposed to refer to the horses, but clearly Miller intends that we see the characters are the true misfits with no place they feel they truly belong and no one they feel they truly belong to.It is a somber movie with some difficult wild animal scenes, but it is one of those that is going to stay with me. If your life is totally together and you never are lost or lonely, you may not appreciate what this movie has to offer.

SnoopyStyle Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe) feels disconnected with her husband and divorces him. Mechanic Guido (Eli Wallach) lusts after her. Old worn out cowboy Gay Langland (Clark Gable) falls head over heals for her. Struggling rodeo cowboy Perce Howland (Montgomery Clift) is fascinated by her. All three are damaged people who fall under her spell. The men go to corral wild mustangs to sell for dog food.The people behind this movie are amazing. Director John Huston and writer Arthur Miller are brilliant people. The troubled production and Marilyn's behavior only adds to its legendary status. Her wildly unstable performance only adds to her character. It does get tiring to see these completely broken men lusting over the sexual dynamite. Eli Wallach is absolutely brilliant. His infatuation is hopelessly sad and creepy. Oddly Clark Gable is even older. Montgomery Clift comes in later in the movie. He probably needs to be introduced earlier. This movie ends with a climatic horse corralling. It's great action. Before that, this movie is a bit of a mess... just like the characters.

silver808 I watched the black and white version, I think that is essential to watch it in black and white. This movie is the greatest Hollywood movie ever made in terms of acting and story It is about broken dreams and broken people, in a harsh world , almost a hellish world, all the characters are living in twilight lost World, of change, everything for them has been a broken promise, yet they carry on as if children, pretending they are not in hell, trying to gain some hope some comfort from each others company, all of them are desperately lonely but they all are hiding the reality from each other and just trying to carry on living.The sense of loss and desolation is so strong in this movie, the silence conveys more than the words. It is without doubt the greatest most affecting well acted story on film ever to come out of Hollywood, for like a piece of art it means so much.10/10 infinity