I hated how abrupt the ending is
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Some Like It Hot
FilmKoala — 11 years ago(July 04, 2014 06:26 PM)
I didn't hate the ending but I just hated how abrupt it was. It only wrapped up one of the film's three story arcs, albeit the most important one. Sugar and Joe end up together and that's great, I'm glad they did. It was a nice happy ending to a great movie.
But what about Jerry/Daphne being engaged? They ended it with a joke on the matter and it was really funny, but it didn't resolve that plot point. Fine, I can let that one pass on account of the joke that they ended it with.
And what about the gangsters? When the credits roll they're still after Jerry and Joe. Now I'm going to assume that Sugar and Joe's lives are just miserable because they're living in constant fear of being whacked. Not such a happy ending after all.
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spookyrat1 — 11 years ago(July 21, 2014 05:34 AM)
It would have taken two minutes to wrap up the gangster plot
Oh yeah! How would you resolve it in 2 minutes?
It was pretty much resolved any way.
The guys who were behind the St Valentine's Day massacre were taken care of and it's unlikely the other guys are going to travel the length and breadth of the country chasing Joe and Jerry who we know aren't going to go to the police. -
FilmKoala — 11 years ago(July 23, 2014 11:01 PM)
The ending of the film is them literally being chased by the gangsters, how is that a resolved plot point? Gerald and Joe were witnesses to two separate mob murders, there's no basis to assume that they'd just give up chasing them just because the credits roll.
How would I resolve it? The gangsters chase them to the pier, then the police arrive and arrest them. Oh wait, I was wrong. That'd only take 30 seconds to do. You wouldn't have to change a single action or piece of dialogue on the speedboat and the story is wrapped up.
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spookyrat1 — 11 years ago(July 24, 2014 02:25 PM)
Gee! That thrilling ending would really have added to my enjoyment of the filmNOT!
I bet you're the type of koala whose bed is perfectly made each day, without a crease, before leaving to watch films whilst chewing eucalyptus leaves. -
snsurone — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 12:53 PM)
Right after Spats and his gang were rubbed out, the police chief (played by Pat O'Brien) arrived on the scene to arrest "Little Napoleon" and his crew.
I'm sure he had men searching the grounds of the hotel for the gangsters chasing Joe and Jerry.
Then, in a day or two, they would have read in the paper that all the bad guys were in custody and they were safe.
Of course, they might have been called to testify, which would have been a waste of time, since they didn't actually see Spats and his gang being gunned down. -
lkjandersen — 11 years ago(September 24, 2014 02:09 PM)
The gangsters are all arrested for the murder of Spats, or if they aren't, they probably have bigger fish to fry than two witnesses who never came forward anyway. And if they are leaving for South America Heck, if they just stay out of Chicago, they could probably stick to their real names. That the gangsters found them at all the first time were just dumb luck, that they stayed at the same hotel.
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parden — 11 years ago(November 01, 2014 03:32 PM)
The ending was perfect for me. In those days cinemas had stage curtains. The curtain was closing when this punchline was delivered. The audience was laughing as the lights came up. These days we have 7 minutes of credits, most of which are not required. All this info can be got on line.
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VADigger — 11 years ago(February 08, 2015 09:59 AM)
For heaven's sake, it's a farce, not Eugene ONeill. Don't spoil it by overthinking it. The ending is perfect - completely unexpected, and leaving the audience both laughing and scratching their heads in bafflement.
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mxzt — 11 years ago(February 15, 2015 05:21 PM)
A line not ending with "Well, nobody's perfect!" would be not as good of an ending. That line is just perfect. I can't see it end any other way. Also you can't ask for better ending to a comedy movie than that line.
That line was funniest part of the movie imo.