No wonder this is an ultimate comedy classic!

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 2009)

Another film I saw at my university in my Introduction to Film course though this one compared to the other two films I've watched which I've already reviewed though they were silent movies, which were Sherlock Junior which was mildly enjoyable and The Jazz Singer which was very good.
Some Like It Hot is my sort of film, it had sound and was a typical classical Hollywood narrative but despite that it's still an old film and I usually am not a big fan of them. My dad and Nan are big fans of old movies and told me that Some Like It Hot is a hilariously brilliant film.
When I went for my weekly lecture I had good hope that this film would be good, but I didn't expect it to be brilliant. I was wrong it was amazing. Now wonder this has been deemed one of Hollywood's golden age classic comedies.
The basic story is about two male musicians played by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis who are struggling to make ends meet in Chicago when they witness mobsters committing murder. They inevitably get caught witnessing the crime but escape the criminals unscathed but they get blood all over them and soon know they will be wanted men so they decide to join an all girl band that is travelling to Florida as the agency that they work for need two girls who are a saxophonist and a bass player.
They dress up as the two women, but it's not that simple come arrive in Florida. They both fall for the singer of the girl band Sugar played deliciously by the sexy Marilyn Monroe and also attract attention from a rich millionaire (Well Jack Lemon does) and Tony Curtis dressing up in a captains outfit to woo Marilyn whilst at the same time trying to keep in disguise.
This movie is hilarious. I was laughing all the way through. The comic chemistry between Curtis and Lemmon is superb. The timing of there comic antics is spot on. It becomes particularly funny when they are in the women's clothing and become Josephine and Daphne. Some of the antics I loved was when Curtis first dresses up as a captain and when Lemon as Daphne is doing the tango with he rich millionaire with a rose in his mouth had me crying with laughter. Also it's great fun when the Mobsters catch up with the two later and try and get away from them and the ending particularly when the rich millionaire finds out that Daphne is a man quotes the best line from the film. When Lemon reveals himself to be a man as he tells the rich millionaire he can't marry him because he's male, he dosen't care just as he dosen't care that 'Daphne smokes' etc. He says "Nobody's perfect" Very funny indeed! Of course Mariyln Monroe has to be mentioned for her part in the film she makes a great impact on screen and not just because of her looks, she has great acting ability and a nice singing voice too.
But it wasn't just the acting and the gags they were funny, they were also witty and inventive and that is partly in thanks to a superb script by great director Billy Wilder. He also edits this beautifully and the narrative has a great structure and well the story of men dressing up as women is great too! I was also pleased with the length of the film. Some may say two hours would be too long for this sort of film, but it sub stains itself. I couldn't find anything to fault about this film and at the end of watching it in the lecture me and my classmates clapped and gave it a standing ovation.
I will certainly watch this movie in the future and I recommend that if you haven't seen this yet even if your a teenager like me you should see this you will regret it if you don't. I'm glad that this film was deemed one of the comedy classics of all time and that I was finally able to experience and agree with it.
A wonderfully made, acted and hilarious comedy!