Review of Bringing Up Baby (1938) by Ryan W — 01 Feb 2009

A healthy dose of madcap fun. Hepburn's absurd, but relatively lovable, performance clicked with me.

This review of Bringing Up Baby (1938) was written by Ryan W on 01 Feb 2009.

Bringing Up Baby has generally received very positive reviews.

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