The Apartment (23/09/12)

A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.

I do believe this will be the end of my mediocre film streak. Well, I hope so. If anything, it’s a brief pause.

The Apartment was one of those films I hadn’t actually heard of until this year. For shame. Though, in my defence, my historical film knowledge. Something I’m working on right now. So yay me, okay?

I can’t think of any other way to put this, but this film is adorable. Jack Lemmon’s C.C Baxter is the perfect gentleman. In some ways, I found his perfect gentleman-ness a little too much. I might have yelled at my TV for him to get himself a spine. But, the film was set in a completely different time. Shirley MacLaine’s Fran Kubelik was adorable. Such a fun character. Endearing. These two characters and actors got me totally engaged in this film.

The film itself was the perfect balance of comedy, romance and drama. I was laughing as poor Baxter was trying to make his way up the corporate ladder, all the while trying to placate the neighbours of his apartment.

Towards the end, I was worried that Baxter and Fran weren’t going to get the happy ending they both deserved. Usually, I’m cynical and quite open to unhappy endings. But not here. And thank you for that ending.

I wish all romcoms had this much charm in them.
Rating: 5/5

Read on to see all the films watched this year…

73 Films so far this year

1. The Tourist 1/5 (02/01/12)
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 5/5 (03/01/12)
3. World’s Greatest Dad 2/5 (14/01/12)
4. Haywire 3/5 (19/01/12)
5. Dead Snow 3/5 (20/01/12)
6. The Artist 5/5 (21/01/12)
7. Priest 2/5 (05/02/12)
8. The Muppets 5/5 (15/02/12)
9. Faster 4/5 (19/02/12)
10. Chronicle 4/5 (22/02/12)
11. Safe House 4/5 (24/02/12)
12. Reservoir Dogs 4/5 (25/02/12)
13. This Means War 4/5 (02/03/12)
14. The Royal Tenenbaums 3/5 (03/03/12)
15. Reign of Fire 3/5 (04/03/12)
16. Dear John 2/5 (04/03/12)
17. Road to Perdition 5/5 (05/03/12)
18. The Three Musketeers 3/5 (06/03/12)
19. The Eagle 2/5 (10/03/12)
20. Everybody’s Fine 2/5 (14/03/12)
21. Frankenstein 4/5 (15/03/12)
22. Love and Other Drugs 2/5 (15/03/12)
23. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2/5 (17/03/12)
24. The Big Lebowski 5/5 (18/03/12)
25. The Hunger Games 3/5 (23/03/12)
26. Headhunters 4/5 (07/04/12)
27. Super 1/5 (07/04/12)
28. The Cabin in the Woods 5/5 (13/04/12)
29. Watchmen 4/5 (14/04/12)
30. The Hurt Locker 3/5 (21/04/12)
31. Avengers Assemble 5/5 (26/04/12)
32. 22 Bullets 2/5 (28/04/12)
33. Bad Teacher 1/5 (29/04/12)
34. Red Riding Hood 1/5 (04/05/12)
35. A Perfect Getaway 4/5 (05/05/12)
36. Ca$h 1/5 (13/05/12)
37. Kung Fu Panda 2 3/5 (14/05/12)
38. Everything Must Go 2/5 (24/05/12)
39. New York, I Love You 2/5 (25/05/12)
40. Beginners 4/5 (26/05/12)
41. Prometheus 4/5 (03/06/12)
42. The Tree of Life 2/5 (04/06/12)
43. The Lovely Bones 3/5 (05/06/12)
44. Snow White and the Huntsman 3/5 (06/06/12)
45. The Devil’s Backbone 4/5 (07/06/12)
46. Britain in a Day 5/5 (11/06/12)
47. The French Connection 4/5 (15/06/12)
48. Insomnia 3/5 (16/06/12)
49. Rebel Without a Cause 4/5 (22/06/12)
50. A Lonely Place to Die 3/5 (26/06/12)
51. Killer Joe 3/5 (29/06/12)
52. The Amazing Spider-Man 4/5 (03/07/12)
53. Raising Arizona 4/5 (04/07/12)
54. Horrible Bosses 4/5 (06/07/12)
55. Broadcast News 3/5 (07/07/12)
56. We Need to Talk About Kevin 4/5 (07/07/12)
57. Miller’s Crossing 4/5 (18/07/12)
58. The Dark Knight Rises 5/5 (20/07/12)
59. 21 Jump Street 5/5 (29/07/12)
60. The Mystery Team 3/5 (07/08/12)
61. The Help 4/5 (11/08/12)
62. The Bourne Legacy 3/5 (13/08/12)
63. The Expendables 2 4/5 (17/08/12)
64. Brave 5/5 (19/08/12)
65. Dracula 3/5 (19/08/12)
66. The Woman in Black 3/5 (24/08/12)
67. The Mummy 4/5 (28/08/12)
68. Lawless 3/5 (30/08/12)
69. Real Steel 2/5 (31/08/12)
70. [REC] 3 Genesis 2/5 (04/09/12)
71. Take Shelter 4/5 (15/09/12)
72. Dredd 3D 3/5 (19/09/12)
73. The Apartment 5/5 (23/09/12)