Film Review - Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Director: 

 Billy Wilder

Writers:

 Billy Wilder (screenplay), I.A.L. Diamond,

Stars:

Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon 

PLOT: 

The story begins in the USA at the time of US prohibitions period, the city of Chicago of 1929. Detective Mulligan with the help of his intelligencer successfully completed his mission ,  which was connected with the eliminating of an illegal drinking establishment, owned by Spats" Colombo, a mobster from Chicago. And two young musicians , Joe and Jerry, saxophonist and contrabassist , who were without any job in that time had to wander around the city and one day they just saw the moment of assassination of Mulligan’s intelligencer – and they had to escape from this place from the massive powers of gangsters, so the had become the witnesses of a murder. Without any idea, Jerry and Joe had to transforms their persons into female ones, changing their appearance and bio, becoming Daphne and Josephine . The were hired as a jazz members to the touring jazz orchestra, consisting of young ladies. Sweet Sue and Her Society Syncopators started their tour with the map’s point to visit – Florida, to the hotel of Ritz. During their adventure by the train to the southern state , they met  Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk, the leader of vocal troop of this orchestra. Joe (Josephine) felt in love with this pretty young girl and knew , that she wanted to find the man of brave and money in Florida, in order to marry him. The jazz crew stayed in a hotel, and giving jazz performances every evening . Joe, with the help of hotel administrator impersonated himself as a Shell Oil Junior, an oil tycoon, just to attract Sugar’s attention and he did and they had some sweet relationships. Osgood Fielding III, an old millionaire also felt in love – in Daphne ( who was actually Jerry ). One evening they had a pair-date, and stunned with such controversial situation Joe and Jerry had to relocated and planned their future actions – and Sugar with Osgood had to stay in the restaurant to dance all day long . And the next time their pair-date was on the board of a marvelous cruise liner . Sugar Kane cured Joe from the “disease” , which stopped him in the communication with the women , on the board of this beautiful Fielding’s machine. Osgood wanted Daphna to marry him , and Jerry had to accept his proposal. And the next day the hotel became the gathering point to all the mafia from the USA. Joe and Jerry had to escape, because Colombo and his dogs  found them and followed by the gangster gang , Jerry and Joe had to see another murder – the murder of Colombo. And so, they were attacked by the Godfather of US mafia - "Little Bonaparte". Joe , as an oil magnet had to say good-bye to Sugar and rapidly escaped from this place with the help of an old Osgood. Joe had to uncover his secret to Sugar and they finally gave words of love to each other and the heroes used Osgood’s cutter to save themselves. In the epilogue , Jerry was ready to open his “little secret”, saying that he was a man , and the answer of Osgood was, that nobody’s perfect and the heroes flew away.

Billy Wilder, the film director could create a real masterpiece , this film is a unique USA example of the film beauty, the mastery of acting , jokes and funny actions, so smooth life stories. Each moment of “ Some Like It Hot” film is an undisputed classic today.Six of his screenplays were nominated for Oscars between 1941-1950. Three of his eight Best Director nominations came during this period. Billy Wilder claimed the American Dream; he was successfully playing by his own rules. And such rules were the greatest things of his life.

The film was such a big success - thank to superior acting of the three main performers. Tony Curtis as Joe makes a parody of  the man of kind heart – the man of act and strong emotion. Jack Lemmon with the role of Jerry( Daphne ), played brilliantly with all his man’s humor in a appearance of a woman . He also had a wonderful co-operation with Wilder (7 movies, including 'The Apartment'). And of course, Marilyn Monroe. The woman of so extremely acting clarity Sensual.With all her charm and sensitivity – with the help of her acting the stereotype of “blonde woman” was born, but in that time – such woman were deprived of banality and vulgarity, dirt and frank evil – thanks to this woman.  This film can cause only positive thoughts and ideas, as it’s a  Foundation of the American cinema – the cinema of live people, with their emotions and thoughts, their wins and fails, with love and sincere dedication to the world of peoples’ hearts and minds.