The Seven Year Itch
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Movie Reviews of The Seven Year Itch
Movie Review: I had been 'Itch'ing to see this film [for a good reason]......
Summary: 5 Stars
When Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) sees his wife and son off for their summer vacation to Maine, he witnesses the effects of the heat and restlessness on other husbands doing the same thing (drinking, taking up with girls, etc.). Richard vows not to follow suit with these men, but, that's truly put to the test when he encounters his beautiful upstairs neighbor (Marilyn Monroe). It's then that his imagination begins to run wild.
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH features one of the most famous and iconic images from Marilyn Monroe's career--the scene with her in a white dress, blowing over her legs, while standing over the subway vent. Tom Ewell is wonderful as the bumbling and frustrated Richard Sherman. The fantasy sequences are truly priceless and hilarious (most notably, the scenes where Sherman fights off the advances of his secretary, his night nurse in the hospital and his wife's best friend--a nod to the beach sequence in FROM HERE TO ETERNITY). Ewell and Monroe have wonderful on screen chemistry and Monroe as a beautiful, over-the-top and insightful "nameless" actress is incomparable. Don't miss out on this great, classic comedy, directed by Billy Wilder.
Movie Review: The Perfect Couple Comedy
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always loved this movie. It is such a fun film.
Tom Ewell is perfect as the neurotic, imaginative summer "bachelor" husband. Marilyn Monroe is perfect as the bubbly blonde model from upstairs. Together they are a hilarious comedy duo.
Ewell plays a husband abandoned in the city by his wife and child as they enjoy a summer retreat, but the poor guy cannot stop living in his head. His wild imagination leads him to outrageous (and laughable) conclusions. That is until Monroe almost kills him with a potted tomato plant. Carefree and silly, she gives his dreams the possibility for reality. But once again, his imagination gets the better of him.
If you want a wholesome laugh at some truly awkward and hilarious situations, give it a try. And for the rest of you Marilyn Monroe fans, this is a must own!
Movie Review: "Calomine Won't Work on this One"
Summary: 5 Stars
If you combine the humorous Walter Mitty-type fantasies with a senario that includes a male writer staying at home for the summer to write, a wife and kid shipped off to avoid the heat, a voluptuous, georgeous new female neighbor that needs to chat, needs advice, and knows just who to ask, and sweltering temperatures in all areas, well, you have one of the funniest of comedies on film. It is not long before we realize the little scenes we often see are in Tom Ewell's head, wishful thinking on his part. Marilyn plays it as only Marylin can. Of course if Tom got to realize any of his fantasies, it would not be the same, and it is the reaching for but not quite grasping, and Marilyn's innocence at not knowing all the havoc she is wreaking in this man's limbic system, that make this film. That and the white-dress scene.Movie Review: Marilyn Shines As Brightly As Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell star in this classic comedy about a man whose family have gone away for the summer falling for the girl who lives in the apartment above his own. The film makes much of Marilyn's sex symbol status but also allows her to deliver a wonderful comic performance as a girl completely unaware of her new friend's seedy intentions - "Hi. It's me, don't you remember? The tomato from upstairs!". The film created the now iconic scene of Marilyn's dress being blown up by the wind from the subway below and she says with relish: "Isn't is delicious?" George Axelrod provides the witty and - for the time it was originally released - risqué script and Billy Wilder directs with his usual flair. An excellent comedy and a must-have for any Marilyn Monroe or Billy Wilder fan!Movie Review: The "backstory" is the wrongstory
Summary: 5 Stars
The movie commentary on the disc couldn't be more off-base. Comments by
self congratulatory "film critics" (Thanks Hugh Hefner) on the repressive
nature of the film board of the times belies the fact that this is a great
movie and the fact that despite the death of censership, a better movie of this
type (or a remake) has never been made. It's the restraint that gives the
movie its intensity and romantic appeal. Making a commentary on this movie
that simply critisizes censership does not do this movie justice.