Review of Bringing Up Baby (1938) by Chris D — 23 Feb 2012
Bringing Up Baby (1938) -- [10.0] -- Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant give marvelous slapstick performances while trying to recapture a leopard in Howard Hawks' farcical masterpiece, "Bringing Up Baby".
Hepburn is terrifically manic and quick-lipped while Grant exudes comedy in every carefully crafted syllable and gesture. This kind of romantic comedy is the only kind I can stomach, the kind where the romance is an inexplicable force drawing two people together, and needs no further justification.
Hawks keeps things moving and a rapid pace and gives his two stars long wide shots in which they conquer the arts of double entendre and witty repartee. The whole movie is a treat, but my favorite scene is the early one in the diner, where Grant tears the back of Hepburn's dress and the two must find a way to escape without anyone seeing her bare backside.
"Bringing Up Baby" is a cinematic treasure, and is my favorite film from the 1930s.
This review of Bringing Up Baby (1938) was written by Chris D on 23 Feb 2012.
Bringing Up Baby has generally received very positive reviews.
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