The Apartment
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Movie Review: Buy Or Rent The Apartment.
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw The Apartment on TCM and I thought it was good. It is listed in movie books as being a comedy but I fund it more of a drama with some witty dialogue. It is about a man named C.C. Baxter played by Jack Lemmon who is being taken advantage of at work by his superiors who use his apartment for their extra marital affairs with promises of giving him promotions and when the boss played by Fred MacMurray finds out about what is going on he gets in on the act C.C. finds himself letting the boss use his apartment so he can have an affair with his mistress who turns out to be Fran Kuberlik the elevator operator at work who Baxter has a crush on. The acting in this movie is very good, especially Jack Lemmon as Baxter, Shirley MacLaine as Miss Kuberlik and Fred MacMurray as the boss and if you have ever seen reruns of his TV show My Three Sons on Nick at Nite or TV Land your first thought just may be of how different this character is from the loveable father he played in that show. In this movie his character is a major creep! Anyway I very highly recommend that you buy or rent The Apartment!Movie Review: The definitive movie for the comedy/drama genre
Summary: 5 Stars
Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" is a film which can produce some of the biggest laughs and at the same time... can bring many viewers to tears, Billy Wilder's quaint little tale about everyday people who get tangled up in love, jealousy and infidelity boasts a top-notch cast led by the trio of Lemmon, MacLaine and MacMurray who are tremendous. The plot revolves around C.C. (Lemmon) who unknowingly makes the unethical attempt of climbing the corporate ladder by 'loaning' his apartment to members from his management chain to entertain their 'women on the side'. Given the change of circumstances, this premise certainly could even hit home in the current office environment. Although the office party and secretarial gossip scenes could be viewed as dated, the power and attitude of the corporate executive, Mr. Sheldrake (MacMurray) is certainly symbolic. The character of Fran (MacLaine) for today's standards of course seems too submissive and vulnerable but the reward of her finding true, admirable, unconditional companionship is quite enriching and fulfilling to any who see this memorable film.Movie Review: An absolute Gem from Lemmon and Wilder
Summary: 5 Stars
Mr. Lemmon figured prominently in a good dozen of the best films ever made, and he is at the absolute top of his game in "The Apartment" as C.C. Baxter - an up and coming business man who makes his way through the corporate ranks faster than usual by making his apartment available to higher executives to carry on affairs without paying for hotel rooms. This is probably a borderline premise for a romantic comedy today, and it must have seemed absolutely scandalous 44 years ago, but the truth is that it is very contemporary in tone today while also being funny, thoughtful and poignant. It's too bad there's noone as clever as Billy Wilder making Romantic Comedies today. Shirley Maclaine has never been better, and anyone who grew up watching Fred MacMurray in "My Three Sons" or any of those Disney films will be surprised to see him playing an absolute scumbag in this movie. The dialogue is witty and sharp and the acting is crisper than a fresh celery stick. This is a good time.Movie Review: Ah, insurance companies....
Summary: 5 Stars
Very, very good and a bit sad. And most frighteningly there is a scene early on in the movie that shows show Jack Lemmon working in an insurance company in a sea of desk. I would say "pre-cubicle days" but it was nearly duplicated at an insurance company in New York in real life around 1989. Had I seen the movie beforehand I would not have been able to work there without giggleing every time I entered that gigantic room.
Fred MacMurray was wonderful, and in this movie I can really see what people saw in Shirley MacLaine. And it really started me off on watching more movies by Billy Wilder. Which are adult films in the right sense of the word. If you are 16, the odds really are that you are just going to "get it". There are things to laugh at, but the horror aspect of it all might not be apparent.
The black and white film will put people off, but it suits it. It was the last black and white film to win "Best Picture" (at least I think so) and it deserved it.
Movie Review: Wilder at his best...
Summary: 5 Stars
Who would have thought that a dark romantic comedy set against a backgroud of corparate politics and sex in the 50's could win best picture in 1960. Billy Wilder's very dark and sometimes shocking film The Apartment did just that!!!!! In his best film Wilder scores a knockout. With telling the story of C.C. Baxter(Jack Lemmon),a loner, working for an insurance company and his dealings with his bosses and love for an elevator opporator named Fran(Shirley MacLaine). This movie is almost a satire of corporate America in the 50's. A story of how people get used and the people who use them. With a dark wit Wilder pushes the envelope of what people were used to seeing in a comedy, remember this movie was made in 1960. Now he had made and would make other dark movies, examples Lost Weekend or the film nior classic Double Indemnity. But most were drama's and none had the wicked satire of the Apartment. Lemmon, Maclaine and Fred MacMurray all give great performances. A