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Crazy for Cinema Review
This is Billy Wilder at his filmmaking best. A smart, sophisticated, sexy and silly comedy that will keep you laughing from start to finish. The original, witty and romantic script gives his all-star cast more than their fair share of moments to shine. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Crazy for Cinema Review
digitallyOBSESSED! DVD Reviews
There is a superfluence of the term "classic" when it comes to reviews these days. Just about any catalog title seems to earn this honor from its zealous fans; however, most fall under the secondary definition, above. I am about to use it myself, but in ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at digitallyOBSESSED! DVD Reviews
Classic Film Guide (--)
One of the best comedies ever? I don't know, you decide. It was directed by Billy Wilder, of course, and it does feature two cross dressing men (Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis) and a very sexy (redundant?) Marilyn Monroe. Lemmon & Curtis are two musicians ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Classic Film Guide (--)
DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
The American Film Institute voted it the number-one funniest movie of all time...an effervescent laugh riot with few equals. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
I was praying that this film would be as good as everyone said it was. My prayers were answered. In addition to being among the funniest films I have ever seen, Some Like It Hot also boasts wonderful musical numbers, great performances by Tony Curtis and ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Some Like It Hot was voted #1 on the American Film Institute's list of top 100 comedies. While I wouldn't go quite that far, there is no disputing that Some Like It Hot, about two musicians that go under cover in a girls' band to escape the mob, is one ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Movie Reviews UK
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 Movie Reviews UK
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Nobody's Perfect, says Joe E. Brown after proposing to Jack Lemmon, but Billy Wilder came close with his racy, witty, much ahead of its time comedy about cross-dressing, impotence, and gender bender, with Lemmon, Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in top form. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
DVDJournal.com (Mark Bourne)
Wilder gave his audience credit for being as smart as he was, and, boy, they don't make 'em like that anymore, but they oughtta. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at DVDJournal.com (Mark Bourne)
Jersey Film Society - review
Marilyn Monroe was barely 20 when she had her first screen test yet only four years later, in 1950 in The Asphalt Jungle, she received favourable critical attention as a crooked lawyer's girl. By 1953 20th Century Fox was able to release three films ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Jersey Film Society - review
The QNetwork Film Desk (James Kendrick)
In the annals of film comedy, there are a select few films that truly stand out as having withstood the test of time--that are just as funny now, if not funnier, than they were when first released--and Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot is right at the top. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at The QNetwork Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Moviegnome.com
The story starts with an introduction to 1929 Chicago in the midst of the prohibition era. In a gangster filled bar fronted by a funeral home, we meet our two, uh, heroes. Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) are musicians trying to make it on what ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Moviegnome.com
TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
Expands a one-joke premise with hysterical results, due in no small part to the contributions of the near-perfect ensemble, with each of the major characters shining like a perfect jewel. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
In the first moments of the movie, what appears to be a hearse turns out to be carrying bootleg liquor, and we are prepared for a movie in which nothing will be what it seems and nothing will be treated very seriously. It is the 1920s, during ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Sridhar Prasad)
A miracle of filmmaking, "Some Like It Hot" is a brilliant film, and maybe the foremost example of slapstick comedy brought to screen with clever sight gags and plot twists. It is the pinnacle of writer-director Billy Wilder's career, a stunning feat ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Sridhar Prasad)
BBCi - Films
Because we've grown used to seeing almost every possible subversion and set-up on screen, it's almost impossible to think back to 1959 and realise that, in mixing an affectionate view of transvestism with a light-hearted look at the mob, Billy Wilder was ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at BBCi - Films
Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)
When acting great Jack Lemmon passed away recently, the outpouring of admiration and accolades for his 50-plus years on stage and screen was immediate. And, rightly so, for the Everyman was as comfortable in drama (Days of Wine and Roses, Save the Tiger, ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)
PopcornQ (--)
As Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon join an all-girl band on a cross-country train tour there's plenty of opportunity for gender-bending comedy (and lots of flirting with Marilyn Monroe). The best thing about Some Like It Hot is Joe E. Brown who gets one of ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at PopcornQ (--)
Film Threat (--)
It's hard to believe that anyone could really mistake Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag for women with Marilyn Monroe within ear distance, but only top ranked episodes of the Jerry Springer show provide more laughs and surprises from two con men made ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Film Threat (--)
Time Out (--)
Still one of Wilder's funniest satires, its pace flagging only once for a short time. Curtis and Lemmon play jazz musicians on the run after witnessing the St Valentine's Day massacre, masquerading in drag as members of an all-girl band (with resulting ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Time Out (--)
Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Always leap at the chance to see a classic on the big screen, especially when it's a pristine new print. Some Like it Hot is quite simply one of the best comedies of all time, a wacky farce that keeps us giggling from start to finish and contains some of ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
I was praying that this film would be as good as everyone said it was. My prayers were answered. In addition to being among the funniest films I have ever seen, Some Like It Hot also boasts wonderful musical numbers, great performances by Tony Curtis and ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Moviemom's review
In the first moments of the movie, what appears to be a hearse turns out to be carrying bootleg liquor, and we are prepared for a movie in which nothing will be what it seems and nothing will be treated very seriously. It is the 1920s, during ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Moviemom's review
Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
If "Some Like It Hot" isn't the funniest movie ever made, you can't blame it for not trying. The first time you see Billy Wilder's 1959 farce, you might not believe that anything can make you laugh so hard for so long. Where most comedies wear out their ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)
Based on his performance in Billy Wilder's screwball classic Some Like It Hot, Jack Lemmon could have gladly spent the rest of his life in a dress and heels, preferably with a set of maracas on hand. He's that exuberant. Whether stomping out the tango ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)
Edinburgh U Film Society (Malcolm Maclaren)
Two broke jazz musicians, Jerry (Jack Lemmon) and Joe (Tony Curtis), flee Prohibition-era Chicago after witnessing the St. Valentine's Day Massacre mob hit. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Malcolm Maclaren)
Bullz-Eye.com (--)
One of the most consistent comedic equations is Men + Women's Clothing = Funny. It's not completely infallible – witness Sorority Boys - but it certainly tends to work more often than not. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Bullz-Eye.com (--)
UTK Daily Beacon (Charles Booth)
It's a common myth that old movies just aren't funny. Sure it seems like all the humor that came out of the '40s and '50s is pretty lame, and the people who lived through it appear to have a strange sense of humor (Jerry Lewis), but the 1959 ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at UTK Daily Beacon (Charles Booth)
Guide To Current DVD: Some Like It Hot
Billy Wilder's 1959 romantic comedy is still considered one of the best of the genre, and with good reason - great performances, comic timing and a light, funny script that revolves around two guys (Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis) who find themselves in a bit ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Guide To Current DVD: Some Like It Hot
Movie Gazette DVD Review (Gary Panton)
"I tell you, it's a whole different sex," quoth Jack Lemmon as he watches slinky Marilyn Monroe wiggle her way onto a train a quarter of the way through 'Some Like It Hot'. He's right, of course - men and women are completely different, hence the ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Movie Gazette DVD Review (Gary Panton)
Film-Forward.com (DVD review)
Did he or didn't he say it. Almost any discussion of Billy Wilder's ribald sex comedy leads to Tony Curtis allegedly comparing making out with Marilyn Monroe to kissing Hitler. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Film-Forward.com (DVD review)
Musings of a Cinemaphile - Revisiting the Greatest Films Ever Made
For some, comedy requires hard work and years of refinement. For Marilyn Monroe it just seemed to flow naturally. Revisiting her in Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot it is, thereafter, difficult to dismiss her as simply a starlet who found movie stardom ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Musings of a Cinemaphile - Revisiting the Greatest Films Ever Made
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What a work of art and nature is Marilyn Monroe. She hasn't aged into an icon, some citizen of the past, but still seems to be inventing herself as we watch her. She has the gift of appearing to hit on her lines of dialogue by happy inspiration, and ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
DVD Town (James Plath)
It seems like only yesterday when the Special Edition of "Some Like It Hot" was hot off the presses. For the record, it was May 22, 2001, and now we have the new Collector's Edition staring us collectors down. Do we upgrade? Well, you're going to hate me ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at DVD Town (James Plath)
The Movie Vault - trivia, images, indept review, more.
Quite by chance word of a well-paying music gig in a warm beach hotel was passed to the two and they decided to try out. The only catch is that they were looking for women. They decided to take their dignity over food and wandered into a parking garage. ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at The Movie Vault - trivia, images, indept review, more.
CinemaScreen UK Review (James Salter)
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
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)
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)
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)
filmcritic.com likes it Hot
"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 likes it Hot
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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
Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
The most over-rated comedy in the history of film. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon stand around pretending to be girls, Marilyn Monroe pretends to be interested in them, and the Hotel del Coronado pretends that it's in Florida. Lemmon is obviously the better ...read the complete Some Like It Hot movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
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