The Seven Year Itch 1955

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Although it was directed by Billy Wilder, this 1955 CinemaScope classic sometimes seems presided over by Frank Tashlin, with its satire of 50s puritanism and its use of wimpy Tom Ewell. Read more

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Miss Monroe clearly plays the title role. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Monroe flaunts her attributes too blatantly, and seems less human because of it, while George Axelrod's play, fresh and risque in the '50s, now appears a little obvious and over-plotted. Read more

Delmore Schwartz, The New Republic: Despite the script's cleverness, the presence of Tom Ewell, who is a first rate comedian and Oscar Homolka, who has long been a first rate actor, the entire film continually misses fire and fizzles out, like defective fireworks. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: What counts is that laughs come thick and fast, that the general entertainment is light and gay. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: So arresting is Monroe's presence that when she's not on-screen, we wait impatiently, wondering, Where have you gone, Mrs. DiMaggio? Read more