Wednesdays Film Review - Some Like It Hot 1959

Some Like It Hot 1959

"Some Like It Hot" is a film created in 1958 and released in 1959. 

Main Cast: 

Joe/Josephine/Junior: Tony Curtis

Jerry/Daphne: Jack Lemmon

"Sugar" Kane Kowalczyk: Marilyn Monroe

Osgood Fielding III: Joe Evans Brown

"Spats" Colombo: George Raft

Sweet Sue: Joan Shawlee

The year is 1929. Two young musicians named Joe and Jerry are in Chicargo, where they withness "the Valentine's Day Massacre". Seven gangsters are killed by another gang, let by Spats Colombo. When the withnesses are discovered, they flee - barely escaping death and with holes in their instruments. They deside that going to the police is way to risky as they would be murderer before they could testify. They disguise themselves as women and take a job playing in an all women band conducted by Sweet Sue. They take the names "Josephine" (Joe) and "Geraldine" (Jerry), but Jerry quickly changes his name to "Daphne", because he never liked "Geraldine". 

The band travels by train towards Florida, where they are to play. During the trainride, they meet the band ukulele-player and vocalist, Sugar Kane, who is a heavy drinker and tries to hide alcohol from Sweet Sue as it is not allowed in the band. Sugar has often been caught, and when she drops a bottle during a rehearsal, she is immediatly suspected to be the owner. However Jerry takes the blame - winning Sugars thrust. During the trainride both boys fall in love with Sugar, and have to struggle not to reveal their secret. Joe learns that his male persona is exactly Sugars type, but also that she has joined the band in order to escape these men. Sugar plans to find a millionare in Florida and get married. 

Upon their arrival in Florida, a millionare named Osgood becomes sweet on Daphne. Joe creates a second character posing as a millionare named Junior in order to win Sugars love. She instantly falls for him. They have dinner on Osgoods yacht, while Jerry is keeping Osgood on land. Osgood proposes the Daphne, who accepts. Jerry believes he can have an anullement after the wedding and a large settlement. 

Meanwhile Joe is forced to leave Sugar (Junior leaves) as he has had her and are no longer able to continue the charade. Joe and Jerry discovers that the gangsters are at the hotel for a gathering. Spats Colombo and his men recognise the musicians and chase them. However these gangsters are murdered by other gangsters as revenge for the original massacre. Jerry and Joe withness this as well, and are now chased by the other gangsters - and still wearing womens clothes. The meet up with Osgood and flee to the yatch - saying Daphne wants to elope and get married quickly. Sugar runs to join them, and announces that she loves Joe and doesn't care that hes just like the guys she left behind. Daphne tries to convinse Osgood, that they can't marry.

Osgood is not affected by the desperate Daphne, who eventually takes of the wig and cries: "I'm a man!"

Osgood simply replies: "Well, nobody's perfect."

Marilyn Monroe is always pleasant to look at, this is certainly some of her better work. Even if the acting on her part is rather weak, she does provide excellent comedy. So, even if you're not a Monroe fan this is acceptable. 

Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon are definently the ones, who will drag you in to this. The many colourful charactes the both portray are provoking and humorous.If you are a Monroe fan, this is a MUST SEE. However this film is a great chickflick and/or family film, but it's not a major cinematic experience.