Some Like It Hot (U)

Elegant, sexy, energetic and side-slicingly funny, Some Like It Hot is the film all high-concept comedies want to be when they grow up. Director Billy Wilder’s two-guys-drag-up-and-dodge-the-mob-by-joining-an-all-girl-band caper (told you it was high concept) unwinds in a welter of beautifully constructed set-pieces and rapid fire one-liners. Stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis might have been kept hanging around for hours while Marilyn Monroe powdered her ego, but none of that shows on screen.

DVD Extras:

Original theatrical trailer. The film is bottled brilliance, but the disc is lacking in all the key areas. When you have an ever-popular film with three out of four of its principals (Wilder, Lemmon, Curtis) still alive, it's shoddy not to have some sort of audio commentary or at least a scattering of filmographies. Still, at least it's a top-notch transfer, with Wilder's gleaming black-and-white cinematography blazing off the screen.

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