The Apartment

This one is definitely a classic. The story was surprisingly interesting, the acting was about real, and the directing was just out of control. It must be one of the best movies I've ever seen. Very well done.... Full review

This is a great story about C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) who works at an insurance company with 31,000 employees and the only ticket to the top for C.C. is to loan out his apartment to his co-worker man-wores! The laughs are... Full review

This movie is one of the Jack Lemmons masterpieces.This movie is high classy-comedy movies.Absolutely, this movie is one of the immortality masterpiece movies I have ever seen.... Full review

This movie is a romantic comedy, but many of the jokes are a little bit dated. However, the story itself is very good, and a strong reminder that people weren't so perfectly moral way back when. Jack Lemmon does an admirable... Full review

In the recent biography of Billy Wilder by Ed Sikov, it is mentioned that for the first time Wilder used as his protagonist a lovable loser. Think about it. In a whole lot of his previous films the main lead... Full review

This movie is 46 yrs old but it is still a fact of life today and in the future. This movie clearly shows what happens when a person goes astray from their loved ones. You will get burned playing with fire.... Full review

I love this movie. It has a good story and a valuable lesson. The characters are wonderful in this movie. I absolutely adore Jack Lemmon character. It's nice to see the character grow, because of the girl he's in love with.... Full review

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... Full review

In the Eighties we were forced to endure a lot of patronizing romantic comedies and "feel-good" movies like When Harry met Sally, You've got mail, Pretty Woman, and Sleepless in Seattle. If you want to see a really intelligent romantic movie... Full review

Impossible to think of anyone playing this quintessential Jack Lemmon part better. As the little guy trying to get ahead and being stepped on there is no equal in American Film. Tough, cynical comedy with Fred MacMurray also excellent as a... Full review

Superb, sublime and delightfully entertaining best describes the movie classic The Apartment.....This enormously funny, mayhem-filled plot soon turns serious when our protagonist is confronted with his own humanity..... ... Full Review

A perfect blend of satirical comedy, heart-wrenching drama and romantic sentiment, "The Apartment" is one of the few films that actually deserved to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... Full Review

A really good romantic movie transcends that label. The Apartment": The late great Billy Wilder directed this story of an office drone (Jack Lemmon) who lets the guys use his apartment for their romantic rendezvous, but gets jealous (and realizes what he's doing isn't quite kosher) when his boss (Fred MacMurray) wants to bring the woman (Shirley MacLaine) Lemmon has a crush on to the apartment. ... Full Review

It's a bitter, pungent film - a 'comedy' in name only - about "the takers and the ones who get took". In her career-best role, Shirley MacLaine is Fran Kubelik, the elevator girl who hits rock bottom on Christmas Eve. ... Full Review

Billy Wilder remains one of the five greatest film directors in the history of the medium. That film was his 1960 masterpiece " The Apartment . Shirley MacLaine delivered one of the best performances of her career ... Full Review

I enjoy lots of films, but there aren't many that are like a very nourishing Christmas dinner, where you feel sated, full, satisfied, and a bit smug, but that's how I feel when I watch The Apartment . ... Full Article

Hey folks, Harry here to dream a little about LOVE & OTHER DRUGS by the always hopefully compelling, Ed Zwick. I'm a sucker for a good romantic drama - and that's what I hope this is. ... Full Article

It's Manhattan. It's the '60s. And the city is back in full swing, in Broadway's first-ever revival of Promises, Promises - starring Emmy Award winner Sean Hayes as the enterprising associate on the way up, and Tony Award winner Kristin... ... Full Article

Now the show has been lambasted on the internet by dedicated "phans" of Phantom Of The Opera. They scream that this sequel is a travesty and should be called Paint Never Dries. ... Full Article

April 26, 2010 | 8:52 am The first rialto revival of the 1969 musical " Promises, Promises " opened Sunday night to decidedly mixed reviews . ... Full Article