Some Like It Hot

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2020)

I always tell my kids. Remember the last line of this movie. One day you might find yourself on a quiz show and the final line to this movie is the answer to the one million pound question.
Billy Wilder has made classic comedy in drag. Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) are musicians who witness the St Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. They jump on a train to Florida and disguise themselves a women on tour with an all girl jazz band.
Joe falls for adorable singer Sugar (Marilyn Monroe.) To seduce her he disguises himself as a frigid heir to an oil fortune with a Cary Grant accent. Meanwhile Jerry is pursued by a wealthy older man, Osgood.
However pretty soon the mob turn up at the hotel for a big meet up and Joe and Jerry find themselves in trouble.
Over 60 years later, Some Like it Hot is still a delight. It has memorable performances from Curtis, Lemmon and Monroe. Wilder does his utmost best to push the Hays Code to the limit. Nowadays people see all kinds of hidden meanings regarding sexuality. I just thought it was a lot of fun although Wilder has made sure that both Sugar and Jerry easily fall for rich men.