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Movie critics combined give Apartment, The (1960) a score of 2.7950 out of 4
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Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Then comes the scene in which Bud accidentally discovers that Miss Kubelik is Sheldrake's mistress. I will not tell you how this happens, but I will say that it is the first of many crushing sequences, and it is genius in its simplicity. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Classic Billy Wilder comedy-drama about a put-upon insurance clerk (Lemmon) who rises through the ranks by loaning out his apartment as a trysting-place for his philandering superiors. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for That Cow (Andrew Bradford)That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
Kubelik stays behind momentarily after one particularly dysfunctional visit to the apartment, finds Baxter's sleeping pills in the medicine cabinet, and downs them in a fit of fatalism. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 3.12 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)
The Apartment is a movie that can be best described as a comedy, but it tackles some very serious issues. Mainly adultery. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.92 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film ReviewsAt-A-Glance Film Reviews
It's astonishing just how much of Billy Wilder's filmography is comprised of such popular and enduring classic films. The Apartment, a moody comedy-drama that ranges between funny and downright dreary, is one. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Nate Anderson)Movie-Vault.com (Nate Anderson)
Once there, Sheldrake tells Fran that he really has no intention of leaving his wife and that she is just his mistress. He leaves her at the apartment to go back to his family. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Nate Anderson)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.89 out of 4 stars for The Digital BitsThe Digital Bits
The video is accompanied by the original mono track, presented as two-channel mono. The fidelity is good and dialogue is presented understandably. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at The Digital Bits
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (Sarah Chauncey)Reel.com DVD review (Sarah Chauncey)
Baxter would love to move up the corporate ladder, but the only way he seems to get a break from the martini-swilling execs is to pimp out his apartment for their extra-marital activities. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Sarah Chauncey)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.85 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Terry Coli)DVD Verdict (Terry Coli)
I turned on the TV this morning to find that Jack Lemmon has died at the age of 76. Lemmon was a gifted actor and, it seems, a genuinely wonderful person. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at DVD Verdict (Terry Coli)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.84 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Jerry Renshaw)Austin Chronicle (Jerry Renshaw)
How far will a man go to climb the corporate ladder? Jack Lemmon plays Bud Baxter, a lowly insurance clerk whose one trump card is his apartment. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Austin Chronicle (Jerry Renshaw)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.82 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Kevin Clemons)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Kevin Clemons)
Wilder and his collaborator I.A.L. Diamond crafted a screenplay for a pure gem of a motion picture. Everything from the pacing to the characters is close to perfect. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Kevin Clemons)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
There is no denying that writer/director/producer Billy Wilder was one of the greatest cinematic geniuses to ever work in Hollywood. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for DVDwolf (Rob Paul)DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
By providing a perfect hideaway for philandering bosses, the ambitious young employee reaps a series of undeserved promotions. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.79 out of 4 stars for Edinburgh U Film Society (Malcolm Maclaren)Edinburgh U Film Society (Malcolm Maclaren)
Billy Wilder originally thought of the idea for the film after seeing Brief Encounter (1945) and wondering about the plight of a character seen only for a brief time in that film. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Malcolm Maclaren)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.78 out of 4 stars for MediaScreen.comMediaScreen.com
Legendary director, Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" is one of those little jabs of tawdry pleasure that crop up every once in a while. It's the tale of an overworked office jockey, C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) who wants so desperately to gain access to the ...read the complete Apartment movie review at MediaScreen.com
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.78 out of 4 stars for Don Ignacio's Movie ReviewsDon Ignacio's Movie Reviews
Jack Lemmon plays a lonely insurance agent who is in an incredible jam. Somehow, he started loaning key to his apartment to several executives who use it to keep extramarital affairs secret from their wives. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Don Ignacio's Movie Reviews
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.78 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
There is a melancholy gulf over the holidays between those who have someplace to go, and those who do not. ''The Apartment'' is so affecting partly because of that buried reason: It takes place on the shortest days of the year, when dusk falls swiftly and ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.77 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Who would dare malign cinema master Billy Wilder, you ask? Lots of critics did. Andrew Sarris said he was 'too cynical to believe his own cynicism. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
But it's also so very, very funny, making this a reminder that some stories refuse to fall into categories; "The Apartment" is both comedy and drama, but please don't call it a "dramedy," either. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (Jason Van Bergen)DVD Town (Jason Van Bergen)
The only quirk in his personality relates to his arrangement with his executive bosses, whereby he loans them his apartment for their extra-marital trysts. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at DVD Town (Jason Van Bergen)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
While this works well for his career positioning, it does little for Baxter's own social life, or it would affect him if he had one. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
It's been said more than a few times in the last week that Jack Lemmon was one of the most prodigiously talented actors of his generation. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.63 out of 4 stars for Film Freak CentralFilm Freak Central
A case in point is his wildly popular, wildly overrated The Apartment, which manages to be acceptable light entertainment while showing up all of his weaknesses. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Film Freak Central
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.61 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
Diamond-sharp satire with a brilliant performance from Lemmon as the insurance clerk who forges ahead in the rat race by lending his apartment out to philandering senior executives, only to outsmart himself when the girl of his dreams is brought there by ...read the complete Apartment movie review at DVDBeaver
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.61 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Pat Padua)CineScene.com (Pat Padua)
The worker drones of Con Life file into anonymous, exposed, symmetrical offices. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at CineScene.com (Pat Padua)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.59 out of 4 stars for IndependentCritics.com (TC Candler)IndependentCritics.com (TC Candler)
Beautifully shot in black and white, this film boasts one of Jack Lemmon's finest performances as the bumbling and gullible worker drone who is blinded by the promises of a promotion. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at IndependentCritics.com (TC Candler)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.58 out of 4 stars for The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
He is seated at his impersonal gray steel desk, with a nameplate on the side of his desk, in a sea of similar desks and expressionless-faced employees under fluorescent lights in the center of the 19th floor. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.53 out of 4 stars for TheFilmChair.comTheFilmChair.com
In order to become more than a just another number in his insurance company, C.C. Baxter loans out his apartment for executive flings. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at TheFilmChair.com
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
The Apartment is the kind of unsuccessful picture that nevertheless demonstrates that everyone involved is capable of better work. The film and its performances contain more than a few laudable moments, but the overall message of the film ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Perhaps at one time this was a funny revolving-door farce, and it likely was extremely progressive when it was released in 1960. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Reel.com
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Jack Lemmon works long hours at his modest desk, one of hundreds lined up in rows at his company. It turns out that he stays late because he can't go home: he has allowed his corporate bosses to borrow his apartment for sessions with their ...read the complete Apartment movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.42 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Crackling with wit and energy, the film is unafraid to tackle serious themes as its characters get increasingly intertwined, and as they struggle honestly with moral issues. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.36 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
But the payoff for Lemmon is tangible. Soon, he may even be given access to the company washroom. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Apartment, The (1960) scores a combined 2.21 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher's takeThe Flick Filosopher's take
It's impossible to feel sympathy for any of The Apartment's characters. ...read the complete Apartment movie review at The Flick Filosopher's take
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Apartment, The (1960) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Apartment, The (1960) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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