I can see from the first few lines of the review that you're dissing on it.
Astounding. No reason for me to read any further. This movie is revered in cinema and culture around the globe. Anyone with half a brain in their head, admires it.
Oh well.
True to my vow, I will click on any classic film review. I'll continue to follow that aim.
But if you have some modern perspective (too much 'woke' or whatever) which somehow turns you against Billy Wilder (arguably the best-ever US movie director of all time) that's an enormous point loss.
No true fan of classic movies would ever diss a Billy Wilder movie. It's incredible.
Maybe you recover points elsewhere in the rest of your website. This gaffe (+ 'Greatest Show on Earth', + 'Duel in the Sun'–all negative) are too-little evidence for me to render a full verdict.
In general, I myself don't "hate on" any studio-era movie. I don't understand how anyone can hate on the Big Studio era.
Sure, some pics might not make a splash with me, some might not strike a chord with me, some might not ring the bell with me, yeah. But they're all worth my respect because they're all technical marvels.
The Big Six were powerhouses, juggernauts. There's something to intrigue in every single work they released. It's a matter of reading the credits closely.
Tip: take a look at the movie lists Scorcese compiles. In his personal tastes he owns up to all sorts of oddball choices. Abbott & Costello, Bing Crosby …he even admires Michael Powell's '
Peeping Tom
', of all things.
The difference is that he's looking at film history with a professional's eye. He doesn't say things like,
"OMG, how on earth did people in 1950 enjoy THIS strange movie? They must have been crazy!"
No. This kind of appraisal reflects poorer on
you
than on it does on that audience. I wasn't around in 1950 myself but I still get why '
The Apartment
' resounds with every previous generation of Americans and droves of American film-makers.
Paul P. Powell, Pool Player

One of my many favorites! I watch it several times during the holidays.
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No problem.
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In the Company of Men
Never saw that, but now that you have brought that to my attention, I will definitely check it out!
That is what this site ought to be about!
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Actually, In the Company of Men came first before Mad Men.
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She ended up with him.
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Yes, I remember her being happy about that
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

I think Shirley's character was sad though, if I remember
She was in a crappy relationship with total scum. Lucky for her, she had Baxter/Jack Lemmon in her corner!
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Yes, it did
I think Shirley's character was sad though, if I remember
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

I remember it being sad
It actally had a happy ending!
I'll admit that most of the office men treated the women like scum.
This was Mad Men long before that series!
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I remember this movie. Been years since I've seen it
I remember it being sad
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana