The Apartment

I am struggling to come with much to say in a review of this movie, as this movie inspired very little emotion in me. The Apartment was getting a steak that is slightly over- or under-cooked (whatever your preference), but not enough to send it back. I can't say there was anything memorable to the good or the bad. The acting was fine, although I continue to struggle with some of the takes Billy Wilder selects for his movies, as actors give line readings that don't make sense to me as a viewer, but they're giving it their all, so ... shrug. Music was fine but unmemorable, cinematography was unremarkable in either way, nothing whatsoever made an impact on me. I really am stuck with what to say about this. I don't like doing these stub reviews that don't give much detail about the viewer's thoughts (and I hate reading them), but this was a big nothingburger of a movie for me. A movie that is relatively harmless, but also just sorta happens and ends. It is so overwhelmingly middle-of-the-road, I don't get why it has a 93% on RT, and I don't get why it was even nominated for an Oscar let alone won it. I'm not mad I saw it, and given its rave reviews by most, it might charm your pants off, but I won't think of the movie ever again after I hit "save" on this review. I found it unmemorable in every way.