During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over marital problems.
Billy Wilder
Director
Jack Lemmon
Victor Clooney
Walter Matthau
Trabucco
Paula Prentiss
Celia Clooney
Klaus Kinski
Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
Dana Elcar
Capt. Hubris
Miles Chapin
Eddie, the Bellhop
Michael Ensign
Assistant Manager
Joan Shawlee
Receptionist
Fil Formicola
Rudy 'Disco' Gambola
C.J. Hunt
Kowalski
Bette Raya
Mexican Maid
Honey Don't! is a chaotic queer noir that's part detective story, part midnight movie madness. Margaret Qualley is fantastic as the wise-cracking private eye Honey, with Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans adding their own dry humor to the mix. The mystery itself is pretty loose, but the film makes up for it with crackling sexual tension, weird side characters, and razor-sharp dialogue. It's messy and uneven, but in the best possible way.
'Easy A' is emblematic of a world that liked to sarcastically pretend it was progressive but wasn’t actually ready for that change, making it pretty anti-sex.
If you enjoy Japanese cinema, absurdly violent action films, gangster flicks, or joyfully strange cinema, 'Why Don’t You Play in Hell?' is a must-see.
Hitchcock is no stranger to innuendo, as was common in that era, but there was something so sophisticated about his approach to 'Rope', and it starts in the first frame.
The Force Awakens is A New Hope 2.0, in essence. The story structure is virtually unchanged, marking a safe opening to the new trilogy.
As a frequent “the book was better” extoller, this movie was well worth the watch.