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Such a frustrating disappointment

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This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

for me, the best romantic film ever. or, maybe, the standard of romantic films. smart, amusing, magnificent scene by scene, it is a revelation at each new show. not surprising, because it is the expected duel between two great actors and the right translation of the chemistry between them. and this does the film to be more than a remarkable one. because it remains the standard of a genre who gives more than touching scenes and amusing scenes but a perfect story, impeccable performance and fine irony.

Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband (Spencer Tracy) and wife (Kate Hepburn) work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband. Kate Hepburn may be the worst actress who ever lived. She is definitely the most irritating actress who ever lived. But, despite this, the movie actually comes out rather entertaining. The gender war is interesting, and the equal rights idea never gets old (especially in a time before women were strongly in the work force beyond being war replacements).An odd thing, though, is how Hepburn's character (Amanda Bonner) seems to want to raise women up, but she comes down very hard on the woman who was breaking up a marriage. This seemed off. First, because it conflicts with the pro-woman theme. But second, it is the husband's responsibility to be faithful, not an outside party's role.

Loving couple Adam (Spence Tracy) and Amanda (Katharine Hepburn) are both lawyers. When a woman (Judy Holiday) is charged for attempting to murder husband (Tom Ewell) who she caught in the arms of another woman (Jean Hagen) Adam gets the case. But as Amanda sees it as an important case for equal rights for women she takes on the job as defender and soon husband and wife face each other in court. But can they keep the battle in court and out of the marriage?The sixth film starring real life couple Tracy (Guess Who's Coming to Diner, 1967) and Hepburn (The African Queen, 1951) Adam's Rib was written specifically as a vehicle for the two and there is no doubt that the two of them seems at ease with each other or that watching the chemistry between them is one of the best things about the movie. That is not so bad when considering how good the movie is! The court room scenes are dramatic and tense and the home front scenes are tender and sweet, giving you the best of two worlds in one movie. But from the party the couple have, where their neighbour Kip stands out from the group like a sore thumb and clearly rubs Adam the wrong way, things slowly start changing for the worse as the fights in court starts sneaking into the house. The movie quickly moves from being a pleasant watch to becoming a tense story as you watch Adam and Amanda struggle to keep their marriage together. Adam is a man with integrity and a healthy opinion of what is right and wrong. Tracy has no trouble giving his character the strength needed just as he excels in showing his softer sides brought forward by his beloved wife. Meanwhile Amanda is his equal in both intelligence and strength, the latter seemingly surprising her husband a bit. Hepburn shifts brilliantly between Amanda's powerful presence in court to the regretful wife realizing her outbursts has created trouble in paradise. As the situation becomes more heated it becomes clear that this is as much about the battle between the sexes as it is about a power couple facing each other professionally and it doesn't help much that Kip keeps buzzing around Amanda like honey to a bee. He is played wonderfully by a game Wayne (How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953) hitting a fine line between annoying and plain out creepy while Holliday (Born Yesterday, 1950) is deliciously dumb as the woman charged with murder. When it comes to movies about couples as well as movies about the battle of sexes, this is about as good as it gets.Moviegeek.eu

Lawyers Spencer Tracy (Adam) and Katharine Hepburn (Amanda) spend the film on opposite sides during the trial of Judy Holliday (Mrs Attinger) who is up on a charge of attempted murder after she shoots her husband Tom Ewell (Mr Attinger). Given that the film is a comedy, it can only really end one way for Judy Holliday.Tracy and Hepburn undoubtedly work well together but the film has occasions where these two characters talk across each other and it just seems too shouty. It may be realistic but it certainly is not entertaining. Hepburn tends to over-exaggerate and lay on the dramatics when she acts and Spencer Tracy is clearly the better actor of the two. Actually, the best character is that played by Tom Ewell. He steals the film in all his scenes because he is genuinely funny. Judy Holliday is good if you can get past her terrible voice but musician neighbour David Wayne (Kip) is awful – not in the fact that he is meant to be an annoying character, but in the fact that he doesn't know how to convincingly portray a realistic person. He plays it gay one minute, then straight another minute, he's rubbish at acting. Nothing about his character rings true.At the heart of the film is Hepburn's ridiculous notion about women's lib and some sort of feminist ideals – you know, the sort of thing that makes women annoying. Face the facts Hepburn, Judy Holliday had just tried to kill someone for goodness sake – it's got nothing to do with gender! It's certainly a watchable film with some amusing parts (mainly with Tom Ewell), and some annoying parts (Katharine Hepburn and every appearance of David Wayne), and overall, it's more annoying than funny. Certainly not a classic as people seem to believe because they are told that it is. Everyone has done better.