They should prescribe this film instead of antidepressants; it makes you go all warm and gooey instead. Funny, smart and moving... a film that has aged gloriously. One of my favorite films ever. I watch it every Christmas.

It was a semi-funny movie and fairly enjoyable at that. It wasn't all that special, I didn't think, but I did really enjoy watching it. Too bad it wasn't a romance in any concievable meaning of the word.

I liked this, but it didn't rank up there with the best romantic comedies ever. Not even my favourite Billy Wilder. But it's still good. Jack Lemmon really stands out, and the suicide stuff in 1960 is pretty crazy. Actually all of the adultery stuff is pretty out there. All in all it's pretty good, but I wasn't nearly as invested in the movie as I am when watching Some Like It Hot, for example.

The entire movie feels unnatural, like the script writer was trying to be too clever. Baxter and Kubelik's sudden changes of heart at the end of the movie don't make much sense; they had no motivation other than to provide a neat and tidy happy ending. Lemmon's performance is smug and self-conscious. All in all, a mediocre, predictable, and entirely unimpressive romantic comedy.

This film is nestled somewhere between a lofty romantic comedy and an excellent drama. Lemmon's Baxter is relatable and dynamic, a reasonable man who grows into himself when faced with the fallout of his complacency. MacLaine's Kubelik is a beautiful mystery slowly explored, and when the curtain is pulled back a human being is revealed, complete with foibles and triumphs. These characters might make you laugh, but they will almost certainly pull you in, and maybe even give you a little hope.

This is a movie that has one well-written screenplay translated into a cinematic classic thanks to Billy Wilder's directing. Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine are just great together in this film. These two portray a simple, yet heart-warming relationship of how two unlikely people at work later become aquatinted on Christmas with something better along the way. The story, as well as characters/actors, in this film are memorable and promising to a movie worth watching. Highly recommend it.

Wonderful plot, acting, keeps you on the edge of your seat, especially at the very end. Great love story. Really racy for when it was filmed!

Very enjoyable with great performance by Jack Lemmon as the ambitious but rather clumsy employee trying to get his way up to the top by opening up his apartment to colleagues for nights out with their mistresses.