Some Like It Hot is a movie about two men who, when they become witnesses to a mob massacre, dress up as women to avoid death. This summary is to help all the people who lived under a rock since 1956 and yet are, for some strange reason, reading this. Some Like It Hot was underwhelming. Don't get me wrong it's a good movie, and a lot of elements are fantastic, but great comedies should be hilarious right? My favourite comedy, This is Spinal Tap, is like this. If I turn it on for two minutes, I'll usually be in tears I'm laughing so hard. And Some Like It Hot has one thing that keeps it from being great. While it is humorous, it never seems to hit genius levels. Funny but not brilliant. Not laugh out loud.
But there are elements I appreciate, and there was never a dull moment. While I have a small problem with the shift between the story of how Lemmon and Curtis try to fit in to them running from the mob, Wilder never allows the film to slow down and I appreciate that. The performances are fantastic, with both Lemmon and Monroe performing brilliantly. Tony Curtis, however, was the real stand out, not only because his name didn't stand out next to Lemmon's and Monroe's, but also because he was my favourite performance. And the final line lives up to it's hype.
But the main problem is I didn't laugh that much at Some Like It Hot. I chuckled once or twice, but other then that final line, I was never in stitches. That's just it.
Verdict: Worth a watch, but Some Like It Hot was definitely a disappointment.
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