The Philadelphia Story
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Movie Reviews of The Philadelphia Story
Movie Review: 'A hundred times too good for me' (recommended)
Summary: 5 Stars
When flirtatiously argumentative C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) shows up for his wealthy socialite ex-wife Tracy Lord's (Katharine Hepburn) marriage to George Kittredge (John Howard) wedding plans become unhinged. The visit of undercover journalist Macaulay Connor (James Stewart) with secret admirer and photographer Elizabeth Imbrie (Ruth Hussey) wreck further havoc on matrimony preparations. While "Liz" tries to win Macaulay's heart he begins to fall for Tracy. As the wedding approaches it is not certain just who will walk down the aisle with Tracy. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY is a classic comedy that actually helped to invert Hepburn's "box office poison" reputation.
Movie quote: "You're too good for me, George. You're a hundred times too good. And I'd make you most unhappy, most. That is, I'd do my best to."
Movie Review: The Philadelphia Story, Christmas in Connecticut, The Ref
Summary: 5 Stars
All three movies came together. They came in just a few days and in great shape.Movie Review: one of the best films
Summary: 5 Stars
ever made. all of the performances are a triumph, and this film will make you laugh, cry, and think. this is what we are looking for in terms of a great movie. embrace the maudlin, and the sappy, along with virginia weilder as dinah - one of the best performances by a child ever filmed.
jimmy got the oscar (he didnt get it for 'mr smith'), and he is overwrought and put upon and free and passionate. amazing amazing film. some of the best writing in cinematic history...
Movie Review: Classic Sophistication
Summary: 4 Stars
The first half hour of this movie might have you thinking that it will be a formulaic farce, but it quickly turns into a an interestingly off-balance look at the tension between societal expectations and true love, succeeding both as a light-hearted comedy and a serious commentary on the ultimate irrelevance of economic classes in the pursuit of love.
With lesser actors, the script might have turned into something heavy-handed and forced, but Hepburn, Stewart, and Hussey do a wonderful job of revealing vulnerabilities in their characters, something that transforms the action from soap opera to something special. Cary Grant performs admirably in his role as the once-favored of Hepburn, but his role lacks the emotional range of the roles that Hepburn and Stewart played. That aside, the acting is consistently great and quite moving, though 21st century sensibilities might find it a little too emotive. The work of the young Virginia Weidler, who would die too young in 1968 of a heart ailment, is just one among many other hidden gems in this film.
Please watch this film if you'd like an idea of what "romantic comedy" meant in the US at the dawn of WWII.
Movie Review: To Hardly Know Him is to Know Him Well
Summary: 4 Stars
The funny stuff in Philadelphia Story is among the funniest in any comedy. Great-one liners, running jokes and perfectly placed physical comedy. The clash of socio-economics is perfectly played out by the proudly disdainful folks who work for a living and the high-falutin rich people who golf and sail for a living. Hepburn, Grant and Stewart treat this screwball comedy like the effortless old-hat that it really is and relative unknown Ruth Hussey more than holds her own. In fact, she was honored with an Academy Award nomination for her acting here. Hepburn returned from being box office poison by bringing to the screen the role she perfected on stage. The comedy is perfect but the drama seems weak and insincere. Meant to be a biting high-society satire, Philadelphia pounds the same nail over and over. Methinks the the script doth protest too much. The upper class is shown to be falible over and over. The middle class is shown to lack grace and manners. We get it. Hepburn's Tracy Lord agonizes over being thought of as a moral snob & unforgiving shrew. And agonizes and agonizes. Enough. Maybe if it were a bit shorter, the dry spots wouldn't be so dry. Maybe if Hepburn, Grant & Stewart weren't so recognizable as Hollywood royalty, I could believe the humble pie ending. Anyhow, come for the comedy and sit patiently through the drama.