Some Like It Hot (1959)

This movie might have the most perfect closing line in the history of cinema.

"I'm a man!"

"Nobody's perfect."

It's the biggest laugh for me, every time. Not only is it funny in it's own right, but in a way I think it's turning the tables on the audience, who thought they were laughing at kinky people, when in fact they were sharing in the kink and having fun with it. Of all the movies out there about sex, this one's probably the most fun, with surprisingly little shame in it.

Am I the only one who didn't like Tony Curtis in this? Maybe I'm taking it too seriously, but I think his character ruined the movie. It was frustrating for me because I'm a huge fan of Marilyn Monroe. This is probably the best movie she's ever been in (I haven't seen all of them, but I have seen a bunch of them) and I think the Curtis character holds it back from achieving perfection.

I hate the way he lies to her and manipulates her. The scene where he gets her to keep making out with him by telling her that he doesn't feel anything really bothered me. I thought it was way too creepy and lecherous, especially for what is supposed to be a comedy. I don't understand how we're supposed to root for him when he's such a dishonest twit for the whole movie, and his irritating fake accent made him even more infuriating. I love the performances of Lemmon and Monroe, the music, the direction, and the dialog. I agree that the last line is brilliant. There's so much to love about this movie, but for me the Tony Curtis character is a huge black eye on an otherwise sublimely wonderful piece of work.

I'm kind of fascinated by Curtis's character. When he's pretending to be the oil magnate he's obviously doing a riff on Cary Grant, but him playing the magnate as gay seems to be odd. Considering the rumours about Grant it almost feels like the script is trying to purposefully out him. I might be reading too much into it, but it came across as weird to me. 

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Originally Posted by Naisu Baddi 

Am I the only one who didn't like Tony Curtis in this? Maybe I'm taking it too seriously, but I think his character ruined the movie. It was frustrating for me because I'm a huge fan of Marilyn Monroe. This is probably the best movie she's ever been in (I haven't seen all of them, but I have seen a bunch of them) and I think the Curtis character holds it back from achieving perfection.

 

I hate the way he lies to her and manipulates her. The scene where he gets her to keep making out with him by telling her that he doesn't feel anything really bothered me. I thought it was way too creepy and lecherous, especially for what is supposed to be a comedy. I don't understand how we're supposed to root for him when he's such a dishonest twit for the whole movie, and his irritating fake accent made him even more infuriating. I love the performances of Lemmon and Monroe, the music, the direction, and the dialog. I agree that the last line is brilliant. There's so much to love about this movie, but for me the Tony Curtis character is a huge black eye on an otherwise sublimely wonderful piece of work.

I not sure there a Character in this movie that is not slimy or ethically challenged in some form or another. It a comedy about people being their worse, that said it in in my top 5 favorite comedies of all times. It a comedy about the 20s made in the 50s, think about what those two decades both Represent.