SPOILERS FOR A 64 YEAR OLD MOVIE BELOW.
I’d never seen this but I knew lots of people watched it on New Year’s Eve, so I decided this would be my year. Here’s what I knew: It starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, it was directed by Billy Wilder, and it was a comedy about a guy who loans out his apartment to people so they can have affairs. All of that is accurate. I also heard it was great. I agree.
HOWEVER…
All the descriptions, images, and clips I’d seen managed to gloss over the very serious suicide attempt in the middle of the film. I’m not saying I need a movie to stay in one lane the whole time; Anora, probably my favorite film of the year, took some VERY sharp turns. I was just surprised that this comedy had a dark center I had somehow completely missed hearing about.
…and that’s a wrap on movies seen in 2024!