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03/05/02
Some Like It Hot (1959)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:37
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Billy Wilder's classic comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as a pair of unemployed musicians who inadvertently become witnesses to the St. Valentine Day's Massacre. To escape the wrath of the... [More]
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft
Director: Billy Wilder
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Reviews for Some Like It Hot
This is a flawlessly scripted, superbly performed and endlessly witty comedy that deserves its place among the all-time greats.
04/02/08
Expands a one-joke premise with hysterical results, due in no small part to the contributions of the near-perfect ensemble, with each of the major characters shining like a perfect jewel.
01/01/00
Some Like It Hot does cool off considerably now and again, but Mr. Wilder and his carefree clowns keep it crackling and funny most of the time.
01/01/00
When Wilder put together gangsters, wise-cracking, cross-dressing heroes and Marilyn Monroe, he wrought a laugh riot played by an inspired cast.
01/01/00
Still terrific entertainment
01/01/00
Only top ranked episodes of the Jerry Springer show provide more laughs and surprises from two con men made up to look like women.
12/06/05
You'll have a hard time finding a faster paced comedy, nor one that delivers it all so flawlessly.
01/01/00
No review available.
02/25/04
Some of the wittiest one-liners on film.
05/27/01
The laughs never get old.
10/05/06
Arguably the best American comedy.
10/29/04
In many ways, the ultimate Billy Wilder film -- replete with breathless pacing, transvestite humor, and unflinching cynicism.
08/15/07
Top Critic...more likely to elicit smiles and chuckles rather than full-fledged belly laughs.
08/01/03
It's a smart farce that has a high-energy pace, sparked by stunning performances by the stars.
03/16/07
One of Wilder's funniest satires.
06/24/06
Nobody's Perfect, says Joe E. Brown after proposing to Jack Lemmon, but Billy Wilder came close with his racy, witty, much ahead of its time comedy about cross-dressing, impotence, and gender bender, with Lemmon, Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in top form.
07/15/06
No review available.
01/31/05
No review available.
02/25/07
Wilder's wise-cracking, gender-bending farce is a perfectly pitched comedy of romance and masquerade
05/30/01
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