Movie Reviews of Some Like It Hot
- “Well, nobody's perfect,” but the Oscar winning film SOME LIKE IT HOT sure comes close. The chemistry between Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in this 1959 film work just as well as Batman and Robin, not to mention Marilyn Monroe's sassy performance as Sugar Kane Kowalczyk.
The film revolves around two struggling musicians, Joe (Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon), from Chicago in the late 1920's who flee to Florida in hopes of escaping a group of mobsters. After hearing of a job opening for a bass and sax player, Lemmon and Curtis decide to fill the position. The problem? It's an all girl jazz band.
Without much hesitation, and fear of being run down by the mob, the two jump on board the express train to Florida, skirts and all.
Learning to walk in heels and how to wear support bras are just the least of their worries, as the two are constantly trying not to blow their cover and keep their place in the band. Along the way they meet Sugar Kane (Monroe) who captures the attention of both men.
As Curtis is busy wooing Monroe on his off-time as a well renowned millionaire, Lemmon finds a little romance of his own. Osgood Fielding III, an actual millionaire and patron at the hotel they've got their gig in, tries desperately to win over Jerry, who is better known by this part of the film as Daphne. But as the two men forego all the triumphs and tribulations of being women, they end up catching the eye of the gangsters.
For two crossing-dressing men, Curtis and Lemmon consistently keep up their disguises exceptionally well throughout the film. The chemistry between them remained just as loyal as men, as when they were women. If we weren't let in on their secret from the start, we might have been just as blind sided by their female performances as the other members of the band were.
Monroe's role as Sugar Kane has to be one of her most profound roles for her movie career. The camera loved to focus on her shapely body and wavy hair, just as much as she ate up every minute of it. Her performance was well worth the attention she was given throughout the film and she fit the role of Sugar quite well too.
For a fifty year old film, director Billy Wilder was sure on the money with this one. From the beginning until the end, SOME LIKE IT HOT is filled with nonstop action and justifiable humor as the two actors endure the hardships of “being a woman”. Some like it hot, and this film sure was sizzling.
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