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Some Like It Hot (1959)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 7/12

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7/12: And Cary Grant said, "I don't talk like that."

Billy Wilder had a knack for turning his films into gold, and Some Like It Hot is one of them. Maybe it's the writing...maybe it's the direction...maybe it's the performances. Most likely, it's been all of them. Whenever the mob guys show up, the outcome isn't what I hoped for overall. After the ball is kicked back to the trio, it's a very, very funny picture.

Jack Lemmon gives the best performance while Tony Curtis is excellent. Marilyn Monroe is okay, but she's overshadowed by the first two. Joe E. Brown is special as Osgood Fielding III who has a great comeback line at the end: "Well, nobody's perfect."

All in all, although Some Like It Hot is funny, the mob angle chips it away too much.