Funny Chase Mob Hit Cross Dressing Movie

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2004)

This is a fun movie for almost anyone. It combines the talents of Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Billy Wilder, George Raft (old time gangster/actor), Joe E. Brown and, don't worry, I didn't forget Marilyn Monroe. She is great in this but so is everyone else. It might be hard to imagine Tony and Jack as girls but when they make their transition they do it completely having brand new personalities. Tony does three characters here.
Joe E. Brown has the best line in the movie right at the end of the film so don't miss the last few minutes. This is a chase film with the two male leads running from a gang of murderers. Tony and Jack don women's clothing to make their escape and join an all girl band.
The girlish appeal of these two guys is right up there with Dustin Hoffman's "Tootsie." I would have liked to have seen a sequel with all these characters but they did not do sequels back in the 50s.
If they redid this today I cannot imagine anyone who would be able to do any of the major roles.