Review of Bringing Up Baby (1938) by Jacob B — 02 Jan 2013

It was funny at a lot of points, thanks to the rapid, clever and razor-sharp back-and-forths between the two leading actors. Grant and Hepburn are the perfect couple to deliver dialogue like this. Their chemistry is good and their delivery is excellent.

The only problem is the script. Everything is going smoothly, there are funny mix-ups, the growing frustration of the Grant-character and the growing enthusiasm of the Hepburn-character are played out perfectly, until the point in the movie where 'Baby' (the leopard) breaks loose and all characters go to hunt her.

That's where the movie starts to drag terribly. The last half hour is a pain to sit through. A very disappointing ending to a promising movie.