Review of Adam's Rib (1949) by Sunil J — 13 Mar 2009
The fun never stops in this battle of the sexes. One of the more famous pairings of legendary screen (and off-screen) duo Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, this one is almost perfect. Written by writing team Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon, not much here is out of place or overlooked.
The comic timing of all of the actors is spot on and Hepburn and Tracy have fabulous chemistry (I mean, why wouldn?t they?). The supporting role of the wronged wife played by the ever-clever Judy Holliday only adds to the spark of this romantic comedy.
Playing a husband and wife, Tracy is a prosecutor and Hepburn is a defense attorney. Low and behold, don?t they find themselves on opposing sides of the same case. Go figure! The case involves a scorned, emotionally abused wife who follows her husband and shoots him (non-fatally) while he?s in the arms of another woman.
What a perfect case for not only a great battle between a husband and his empowered wife, but for much comic banter about the roles men and women play in society. Folks, it doesn?t get much better than this!
This review of Adam's Rib (1949) was written by Sunil J on 13 Mar 2009.
Adam's Rib has generally received very positive reviews.
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