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"Great Classic"
2009-09-10
- Reviewed By User: AK7GDJRM33C6I
This movie is a very funny classic. It makes a great addition to my DVD collection. I received the movie in great condition and in a short time period.
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This is a neat and still relevant classic movie featuring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as opposing counsel in an assault case involving a wife who shot at her husband and his lover. Of course, everyone side's with the wife! That is nowadays. However, such was not always the case. And Katherine Hepburn does an excellent job of pleading the case for women's equality under the law. I loved every minute of it! She looks stunning in this movie. And steals the show!
"Into Classics"
2009-05-15
- Reviewed By User: A1PW6ENDQ5ZVFS
This classic movie like most of them is a must have! Very funny! Kathrine is bound and determined to make a point how people view the sexes differently. Spencer in the end teaches her a lesson. Very entertaining movie. Together Spencer Tracy and Kathrine Hepburn leave you wanting to see more of them. Not like a lot of the movies they make today meaningless an not worth the time.
I love this movie. I've seen more time than I can count and still have a great time with it. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn follow up their comedy Woman of the Year with another great movie. Both husband and wife are lawyers and they come upon a case where a woman shoots a man who was cheating on her. The wife is played by Judy Holliday and the other woman is Jean Hagen from "Singin' In The Rain. The entire cast is wonderful and the writing is superb. It was written by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon at the height of their careers. Just a wonderful movie and you'll love it. It's so fun!
The story begins with Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) waiting outside her husband's (Warren Attinger - Tom Ewell) office to follow him when he leaves to what she believes will be a romantic tryst. We get an idea of her motive when she drops her purse and a small revolver spills out. Her hunch is right, and after reading the directions how to use the weapon, she closes her eyes and starts shooting, wounding but not killing, her husband. The story shifts to a stylish apartment building where a servant is bringing breakfast to the bedroom of Adam (Tracy) and Amanda (Hepburn) Bonner. They scan the lead stories as they eat and prepare for work, noting the attempted murder story. Adam arrives at his office (Assistant District Attorney) and discovers he has been assigned to the case which he assumes will be a 'slam dunk'. He calls to tell Amanda, an attorney in private practice, the news and rub it in how he will put this one away quickly. Amanda hangs up on him, determined to defend this woman, believing women are treated differently than men and that this woman was justified in her actions. The movie shifts to the courtroom where the action and the fun begins. Each night the trial carries over into their personal life. A little dated now, it was somewhat shocking in 1949 that a woman could, heaven forbid, compete in the 'men's domain'. Where are there inequities today that need to be corrected? The chemistry between Tracy & Hepburn is at its best and makes for a very funny, romantic comedy that deserves its place in AFI' Top 100 Laughs. Enjoy! WWW.LUSREVIEWS.BLOGSPOT.COM
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn are characteristically great in this tale of two lawyers. The married couple end up on opposite sides in the courtroom, one defending the sympathetic injured wife who shot her slimebag husband, the other prosecuting the would-be murderess. This leads to marriage tensions and to plenty of entertaining wit and (sometimes painfully) amusing situations to keep the audience enthralled. And in the end, we see who was really right in the case.
I've enjoyed this movie since I was a teen, and am delighted to get it on DVD. I recommend it highly to anyone who prefers a good plot and some civilized wit over gags and cheap humor.
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"Great Classic"