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The Apartment (1960)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
6/25
6/25:
Five Oscars including Best Picture went to The Apartment...really?
That wasn't an outstanding movie but rather disgusting. Did the voters back then notice the little film called
Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock? Of course not...it wasn't even nominated. Today,
everybody knows Psycho is one of the greatest made and remains timeless
while The Apartment should be forgotten for good.
The story is basically about an apartment pimp working for his higher-ups (read them as "predators")
so they can fuck their mistresses in private and, in return, he'll be promoted in the insurance company. This
is what passed for entertainment in 1960? Ooo-kay...it must be all these white men cheering it on just like how
they did for In the Company of Men. At best, this is lawsuit galore,
starting with the wrongful termination of Mr. Sheldrake's secretary.
I hate Jack Lemmon's character. In fact, after seeing the film, I now think less of the actor. He's a weasel with
a punchable face. Ditto for Fred MacMurray who plays an all-time asshole. I can't believe
these stupid bimbos who are willing to sleep with these old men. It's a fact that Shirley MacLaine is a whore in
real life, and here she proves it in The Apartment. Don't forget she's Warren Beatty's sister,
and psst...the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. That's why the best part is when Shirley MacLaine got
slapped in the face by the doctor repeatedly.
People say this is a comedy picture. Uh, funny how? The topic is depressing. I don't see how people could
laugh at Fran's attempted suicide and the constant feeling of worthlessness carried by the mistresses after
being merely viewed as a six-month lay. Then again, these women are stupid! I didn't even want to see the
predictable ending in the first place. The dialogue-laden script by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond...ugh!
Who the hell uses the suffix "-wise" that often? It's been said twenty-two times in the film.
All in all, Psycho, not The Apartment, is the true Best Picture
winner of 1960.