Woman of the Year
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Movie Reviews of Woman of the Year
Movie Review: A Film For All Time!
Summary: 5 Stars
I will admit right from the start that, although I've been a big fan of the Tracy/Hepburn team for a long time, I only recently saw "Woman Of The Year". Perhaps, due to hearing so much about the sparks that flew during this now near-mythic first teaming for so long, I was afraid the actual movie couldn't live up to the hype. How wrong I was.
"Woman Of The Year" is a fantastic movie! The attraction between Hepburn and Tracy is very evident. So much so that, at several points, you feel that they are are honestly and sincerely saying the words to each other, not just characters reciting lines.
Neither Hepburn nor Tracy was considered conventionally attractive in their time, but here, both are at their most witty, charming, and yes, sexy! Hepburn is even downright girlish when flirting with Tracy, who exudes a quiet but very strong masculine presence. Even though he is considered one of the greatest dramatic actors, Tracy shows quite an instinct for comedy. Just as with his dramatic roles, he is so natural and effortless, he hardly seems to be acting at all!
The heat generated in the scene where the two are alone in Hepburn's apartment could rival just about anything Hollywood calls "sexy" today.
Watching this movie is like simply observing conversations between two people, thanks to George Stevens' superb direction. Notice how throughout much of movie, there isn't even backgroung music! The strength of the dialogue between Hepburn and Tracy carries everything, which is to take nothing away from the supporting players, who are equally strong.
Hepburn is brillant in the final scenes, trying to act as if she knows her way around a kitchen, all the while, the breakfast she's making is falling apart, while Tracy just sits and watches her cluelessness. The look on his face is priceless!
The movie looks gorgeous on DVD! The only extra material is the trailer, but when the movie is this good, you don't need extras!
Movie Review: Laughs when you least expect it...
Summary: 5 Stars
Aside from Hepburn & Tracy's debut as a team, all credit should be given to director George Stevens for putting together this very complicated story so seamlessly. Mr. Stevens finally won an Oscar in 1951 for "A Place in the Sun" and again in 1956 for "Giant". After "Woman ofthe Year", Stevens was nominated for "The More the Merrier", another complicated plot that he handled with brilliance (remade in the 60's as a Cary Grant romp). Tracy & Hepburn are wonderful (Kate getting a nomination), and Kate's pant-suits certainly must've made a fashion statement; Kate was certainly more comfortable in those clothes than the glamour girls of the time, and though not a great beauty, she was glamorous. I still don't understand why Kate became "box-office poison" in the late 30's; I thought she was brilliant in "Stage Door", "Holiday" and "Bringing Up Baby". I don't see any difference in her choice of roles as with Irene Dunne, who did crazy comedy ("The Awful Truth") as well as sensitive drama ("Love Affair"). Who's to say what tastes were at the time? Though "Woman of the Year" has a few slow, serious moments, it's the light-hearted moments that hold interest. It won an Oscar for Screenplay, much deserved by Michael Kanin and the later black-listed Ring Lardner, Jr. And there's a particularly lovely performance from Fay Bainter who seemed to be over-looked. I enjoy this film for many reasons; it was timely, due to its release during the WWII years, as well as attacking attitudes of society which are today ever-present. I think it's most entertaining.Movie Review: "I just launched Gerald..."
Summary: 5 Stars
"Woman of the Year" is my favorite Kate and Spence film. They were never hotter than in this, their maiden effort. It's a classic Boy Meets Girl tale, Tracy/Hepburn style.
Tracy's sports' writer, Sam, is salt-of-the-earth, gruff yet tender. He only has eyes for Tess, a political pundit, who is worldly and confidant, clearly the center of her own universe. This is a problem when they attempt marriage. Tess harbors a refugee on their wedding night, spends oodles of time with her obnoxious secretary, unilaterally adopts an orphan, and generally louses things up. Sam fumes, but lets her get away with it because he loves her. The affection between these two is obvious (and very hot) whether they're canoodling on a couch or breaking up. The way their early encounters were shot is suprisingly erotic, even today. We all know life was imitating art, and it's a joy to watch. Check out how Spence eyesexes Kate upon their first meeting in the office, as delicious a moment as was ever put on film.
It's the little things that make this movie work, the blink-and-you-miss-them-moments. Tess, whose world has been thoroughly rocked, walks into the doorframe after the first kiss in the airport. Sam peers around the aunt to catch one last look at Tess as she departs for the plane. The way he pulls her into that clinch in the apartment. And, of course, the breakfast scene. He's just sitting there watching her crisis, yet he's totally reacting to it with his eyes. Fine acting, that.
Movie Review: wonderful film....how it all began.....
Summary: 5 Stars
The title of my review is in reference to the beginning of the relationship (onscreen and off) between Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. WOMAN OF THE YEAR was the first of nine films that the pair acted in together. You can feel their chemistry from the opening frames of the film all the way to the end. These actors were truly a class act together and a very hard act to follow. Between Katherine Hepburn's purring delivery of her lines and Spencer Tracy's staunch presence, the two had a very special thing going on. Sam Craig (Spencer Tracy) and Tess Harding (Katherine Hepburn) are a pair of rivaling journalists who end up falling for each other. Tess is a die hard feminist and she proves to be too much for Sam to handle, at times. So much so that her strong convictions put their relationship on the line.
What works so well, here, is the combination of human drama and warm humor. You also feel the true (and believable) love between the couple and it doesn't feel so much as a movie as a tribute to the relationship of two incomparable actors. For more great Tracy and Hepburn films, I reccomend that you see ADAM'S RIB, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, and PAT & MIKE.
Movie Review: "Woman Of The Year" is Great
Summary: 5 Stars
"Woman Of The Year" is a Katherine Hepburn Spencer Tracy comedy MGM movie story of a powerful career woman "Tess Harding" who meets a powerful career man "Sam Craig" and they marry and the problems begin because they both have careers though her career is more public than his.She's a person that just about everyone knows in the world and she knows just about everyone by 1st name.There are some Great comedy scenes and the conflicts between career and home are good and they have a happy closing scene.This was the 1st of 9 movies that Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy starred in and they were good together in movies especially this one if you watched any of their movies then you would know and if not this is a good movie you would enjoy.This is the best Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy movie.The movie was popular with audiences and later the movie "Woman Of The Year" was made into a musical play.Barbara Eden played the role in a national touring production of "Woman Of The Year" in 1984 and it was this movie that the musical play was based on.A Great story.A Great movie.A Great DVD.