Movie #246 Some Like it Hot *1959*

I wanted to take a second to say something about Some Like it Hot.  I enjoyed this movie quite a bit, but I didn't find it to be the master piece that everyone raves about.  As far as I am concerned all the major players have better films in their cannon.  It reminds me a lot of High Noon.  Another film I enjoy, but don't think is worthy of the hype it gets.  Some Like it Hot made me laugh, but not as much as I was thinking it would.  The American Film Institute placed Some Like it Hot as their #1 comedy of all time.  It won't even crack the top 5 comedies on my list of films from this project.  Oh well, "no one's perfect".

Here is my 3 Reasons to watch Some Like it Hot:

Reason #1.  Marilyn Monroe is a slut.  I know independent women around the world worship at the altar of Marilyn, but in everything I have seen her in she is georgous but she plays a tramp.  She plays it well.  Almost too well.

Reason #2.  Billy Wilder knows how to shoot comedy and this is a perfect example.  The timing and comedic beats are in just the right place and held for just the right amount of time.

Reason #3.  The gangster sub-plot.  I didn't know the set up when I watched this.  I would like to see a more straight forward version of this film.  More of a men-on-the-run tale than a romantic comedy.

I give Some Like it Hot ★★★.