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Some Like It Hot (1959) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Some Like It Hot (1959) a score of 3.5767 out of 4

based on (51) reviews

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CinemaScreen UK Review (James Salter)

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The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film

The all-time outrageous, satirical, comedy farce favorite, Some Like It Hot (1959) is one of the most hilarious, raucous films ever made. The ribald film is a clever combination of many elements: a spoof of 1920-30's gangster films with period costumes ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film

DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)

A near-perfect exhibition of the comic arts, Some Like It Hot effortlessly melds cross-dressing and Chicago gangsters to blistering effect. In 1929, Chicago lies in the depths of winter and gainful employment is scarce. Luckily for Joe (Tony Curtis) and ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)

culturevulture.net

Billy Wilder, who co-wrote and directed Some Like It Hot, had an exceptionally long career in the film industry, starting in 1920s Germany and extending in Hollywood from the 1930s to the early 1980s. He acted and produced, but it was as writer and ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at culturevulture.net

New York Times (A.H. Weiler)

Some Like It Hot does cool off considerably now and again, but Mr. Wilder and his carefree clowns keep it crackling and funny most of the time. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at New York Times (A.H. Weiler)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

"Nobody's perfect," as Joe E. Brown's Osgood memorably utters, thus finishing off one of Hollywood's greatest screwball comedies. And indeed, Some Like It Hot is far from a perfect film. But Billy Wilder took what might have been a rather banal story ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

By the 1950s, Hollywood's own 'production code' had dominated American cinema for nearly two decades. The code was created to protect the industry by controlling the content of films. It set out stringent, and by today's standards, laughable, limits on ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)

Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)

The only witnesses to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, 1920s musicians Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon flee the Chicago mob disguised as women, boarding a train to Florida with an all-female jazz band. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)

Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

The American Film Institute recently declared Some Like It Hot to be the funniest movie ever made. And while that may have been true upon its release (which was some odd 40 years ago), it's certainly not true now. It's a different kind of funny - based ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. If Billy Wilder achieved nothing else in his entire career, he would still rank as one of the great masters of cinema ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)

When itinerant jazz musicians Joe and Jerry (Curtis and Lemmon) inadvertently witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, they flee Chicago under the guise of Josephine and Geraldine and head to Miami with Sweet Sue and her Society Syncopaters, an all-girl ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)

DVD Verdict

Over the years Some Like It Hot has been accused of being vulgar, obscene and in bad taste. I'm happy to say that, thanks to MGM, Some Like It Hot gets a fair trial, and is found guilty on all charges! But that's as it should be. Now go put on some of ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at DVD Verdict

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Close your eyes and imagine Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in drag. If this image is instantly hilarious to you, you will be among the 95% or more who consider Billy Wilder's "Some Like it Hot" to be one of the greatest American comedies. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

MovieMartyr.com

When the American Film Institute released their list of the 100 Funniest American Films some time ago, two cross-dressing comedies - Some Like It Hot and Tootsie - placed at the top of the lists. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at MovieMartyr.com