I might be slightly biased since I already like Wilder's work as a director and screenwriter, but I find this movie to be absolutely amazing. The many screenwriters truly show off their talent in this movie. The story seems to evolve naturally without being guided by the plot too much. Instead, it is guided by the characters and by the things that those characters want to gain from the sticky situation, whether that's a career, money, power or even just entertainment in the case of the tourists that come to visit the site. The many characters of this complex story are all affected by and view the situation differently. Their various individual goals regarding the man in the hole take the story in different directions and create new complications that couldn't be anticipated. All of it eventually comes crashing down in a twist ending. I would also like to add that this movie has a great moral about greed and how it can destroy a man's life (quite literally).
This multi-layered character focused story, aided by great acting and directing talents, makes one great movie that I would gladly rewatch anytime.
This multi-layered character focused story, aided by great acting and directing talents, makes one great movie that I would gladly rewatch anytime.