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www.film.u-net.com - : A near-perfect exhibition of the comic arts, Some Like It Hot effortlessly melds cross-dressing and Chicago gangsters to blistering effect. In 1929, Chicago lies in the depths of winter and gainful employment is scarce. Luckily for Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon), the heavy weight of Prohibition means that there are numerous speakeasies requiring musicians. Taken on by Spats Columbo (George Raft), in his funeral home club, the pair are looking forward to paying off their debts with hard cash. Unfortunately on pay day, the police use Toothpick Charlie's (George E. Stone) information to stage a raid. Thus Joe and Jerry are cast out onto the frozen streets, reducing to seeking odd jobs from agents like Sig Poliakoff (Billy Gray). more...
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www.reelfilm.com - : The American Film Institute recently declared Some Like It Hot to be the funniest movie ever made. And while that may have been true upon its release (which was some odd 40 years ago), it's certainly not true now. It's a different kind of funny - based mostly upon double entendres and dry one-liners - more likely to elicit smiles and chuckles rather than full-fledged belly laughs. more...
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www.movie-gurus.com - : ''Some Like it Hot.'' I'll admit now that I've never been a huge fan of this film. I just never really found it extremely funny or witty. I was pretty disappointed when it got # 1 comedy ever on AFI's list, because I've seen comedies much better than this. It's good, perhaps great (just maybe), but not one of THE greatest. more...
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