After viewing Billy Wilder's classic Some Like It Hot, it is no wonder that the film was voted as the number one comedy by the American Film Institute. Wonderfully constructed, this movie has all the characteristics that has made a Wilder feature as signature as it is. Delicious costuming, a subtle use of shadows and setting to establish a mood, and characters who share a stunning repoire with each other. As the film opens, the …
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…e qualities of a gangster film and romantic comedy. One questions how a social satire could possibly have achieved so much. But with the passing of each scene, the audience is glued to their seats just trying to figure out how "our" boys can possibly get themselves out of the mess they have created. It was a delight to see this movie in class and I doubt that anyone could ever become sick of it.