Movie Reviews for Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

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Movie Reviews of Pat and Mike

Movie Review: Tracy & Hepburn are CLASSIC in this remastered DVD!!!
Summary: 5 Stars

MGM does a grand job in restoring this 1952 comedy classic to DVD perfection!!! Presented in Black/White, Standard Screen size (4:3 tv aspect ratio - before WideScreen (1953)).

This was Spencer Tracy's & Katherine Hepburn's 7th film together and as always are Classic Team mates!!! Now digitally remastered and on DVD makes it even better. Flawlessly digitalized makes the picture quality absolutely astounding to watch. Hepburns athletism can be more appreciated especially during the golf scenes when she drives the balls into the far distance (only now can we see these tiny spheres in the distance with DVD clarity!).

Summary; Masterfully directed by George Cukor, Athletic Pat (Hepburn) plays a very skillful amateur female sports nut who seems trapped in a rich socialite engaged to be married life. Mike (Tracy) a sports promoter eyes Hepburn in a Pro-Amatuer Golf match & sees a gold mine to be had. Hustling her to turn pro & be his client Hepburn decides this is a way to escape her miserable dominating fiances & to be married life. Hepburn shows hows some amazing athletic talents in golf & tennis. Tracy & Hepburn are a grand pair to watch & Hollywoods 1950's happy ending prevails. This is a keeper and the DVD is a beauty!

Special Features include: Cast & Crew, Behind the Scenes, Theatrical Teaser & Trailer.

Pat & Mike is great family entertainment & Katherine Hepburn shows how women can be independent (wearing slacks), athletic (amazing golfer& tennis player) & feminine (beautiful & vunerable) all in one. Enjoy.

Movie Review: Two stars at top form
Summary: 5 Stars

Many consider Katherine Hepburn the greatest actress ever. While Spencer Tracey is undeniably the greatest movie actor (male or female) ever. Combined they are the undisputed screen couple.

Pat and Mike is perhaps the movie that shows them at their most natural. Hepburn was a great athlete. That was her in those scenes. This made it easy for her to concentrate on the famous bantering. The Tracy & Hepburn chemistry was present throughout this film. What also helped was having George Cuckor as the director. (Hepburn and Cukor made a number of films classics together.)

The story is simple. Kate is a sports phenom when women were not allowed to play sports. Spence is an eager promoter who sees dollar signs. What happens is a funny romance.

One thing I would recommend is to buy the Signature Collection box set which has this DVD plus Adam's Rib and Woman of the Year plus the documentary Kate made on Spencer for PBS.

Movie Review: Tracy and Hepburn strike again.......
Summary: 5 Stars

PAT & MIKE is an inspiring look at the relationship between a gifted athlete (Katherine Hepburn) and her coach (Spencer Tracy), determined to get her back on her game. Pat's fiancee, Collier Weld (William Ching) is the one setback that keeps her from really excelling at the sports she pursues. Everytime she sees him in the crowd, she fails miserably at anything she is attempting to do (be it serve a tennis ball, or shoot a golfball). I am sure you can imagine the twist of fate that occurs while under the tuttelage of Mike, who believes that they have a truly equal partnership, in his words, "5-0, 5-0."

Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn's chemistry is going strong, as they trade clever banter and we watch the evolution of a beautiful relationship. This film is especially progressive for the time that it was released (the 1950s).

Movie Review: Hard to find dvd
Summary: 5 Stars

This dvd was purchased for my daughter-in-law as a Christmas gift. I was excited to find it because she had had difficulty finding it without having to buy a boxed set.