Some Like It Hot Movie Review

Some Like It Hot is a 1959 comedy which ifs probably one of the funniest films that I have seen in the past few years!

Some Like It Hot follows two musicians, Joe (Tony Curtis), and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) as they witness the St. Valentines Day massacre and they have to ditch town so the gangsters don't come after them. The duo decide to do the most practical thing, and that's dress up as women and join an all women's band heading down to Florida. Joe becomes Josephine, and Jerry becomes Daphne. While on the train the two befriend a musician named Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), and even though both of them desire her, they must keep reminding themselves who they are now. Can they keep their cover and get the girl? Watch and find out!

I watched this movie twice within the same week, just because it was such a good film. There are some real gut busters in this old film. The jokes really land in this movie, and I mean it! This film is hilarious! It takes about a half hour to get the ball rolling with some of the jokes to start coming in, but once they get on the train, oh man it gets good fast!

Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe each gives a great performance.This is the first full film that I've seen Marilyn Monroe in and I have to say, that gal is a good actress. Her performance was very well composed and funny, also her character flowed naturally with everyone else. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon are so good in this movie, I want to go out and find more of each of their work now.

I can't really think of anything bad in this movie. I guess if I have to find something bad to say about this film it would be that, it takes a few minutes to get things going in the beginning. Yet it happens pretty quickly, and I don't hold it against the film because it makes sense to do it in the way the made the film.

The music in the film really adds depth to each scene. Since the film follows musicians, it seems almost natural that music would play a big part to setting the tone for the story. They don't make it cheesy in the film, but they do it effectively.

I highly recommend watching the film, Some Like It Hot, as it really has great comedy, good acting, and it's rewatchable. Like I said in the beginning of this review, I watched this movie twice in one week and I loved it. I plan on rewatching this movie time and time again as I know I will always get a good laugh out of it!

final score: 4.5/5

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