Should you watch Some Like It Hot?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Some Like It Hot
Film · 1959
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
The sides of Some Like It Hot
- Two musicians who witness a mob hit
- A disguise in an all-female band
- Marilyn Monroe as the band's singer
Some Like It Hot is good for you if…
- you like Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis on the run in dresses.
- you like quick lines all the way to the famous last one.
- you like Sugar falling for a fake millionaire.
Some Like It Hot is bad for you if…
- you find black and white films dated.
- you want the gangster plot to bring chases rather than jokes.
About: disguise · love · identity
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