SOME LIKE IT HOT (dvd release) 1959

Directed by Billy Wilder. With Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon.

I had no idea what I was in for when I picked up this movie from the local Block Buster. The only sense I had about it was that Marilyn Monroe starred in it and that it was an old classic. For reasons beside that I had no clue. When I popped in the movie and got into the first scene I was already in love with the film, the setting of my hometown of Chicago lured me a little bit and the cops and robbers in the traditional sense of the 1920’s played on my heart as well. On top of the “eh copper” and “I aint neva heard of um” style dialogue the plot was hilarious. 2 musicians desperate for money and fame witness a multi mob murder and end up running away, dressed as two women for a gig in Florida. Along the way One falls for the beautiful Monroe, and the chase from the MOB to wipe out the witnesses never stops. With witty comedy and over the top sarcasm, “Some Like It Hot,” had me rolling!
The best thing about the movie was the way that the director and writers captured the 1920’s attitude and dialect of the south side Chicago Mobsters, along with the multiple scenes of outlandish cross-dressing references and subtleties
There wasn’t too much about this movie that I could complain about, the fact that it was Black and white and filmed in the late 50’s might turn some off from the movie, or that since, all the jokes and plays on words have been used over and over again. But if you put yourself in the seat of those who first saw this film in its time, you can’t beat it!
Great acting, hilarious script, over all a timeless piece of movie history!


5 HOLES FULLY LACED UP!!!

scale 5=perfect score 0=complete shit