Some Like It Hot - Billy Wilder (1959)

I had seen this movie before. Which I think worked in the movies favour this time. I knew the story so I could focus on the dialogue. And I was impressed how clever and...snappy the dialogue was.

This is yet another movie (is there a trend with this?) where the last line of the movie is 'the' line. It's on AFI's Top 100 Movie quotes at #48: "Well, nobody's perfect". You look at the line and say...yeah, so? In the context of the movie, it is hilarious. (If you haven't seen the movie, I don't want to ruin it for you.) But suffice it to say, I think it's one of the funniest and best delivered lines in the movies I have seen so far.

This film is just fun and silly and in my opinion a joy to watch. I have to say, Marilyn Monroe is totally engaging. There is a scene in the movie where she is simply standing in front of an orchestra singing 'I Wanna Be Loved By You'. This is one of the most sexy and mesmerizing scenes I have seen in film. She is in a dress that is clingy and sorta see through. And although you can't actually see 'anything' it's...well, YOWZA!!! And she has one of my favourite lines, 'I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop'. Love it!

Billy Wilder knew how to make a film. Marilyn is sexy. And Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis are hilarious. What else do you need?

One word to describe 'Some Like it Hot': Charming.