Review of His Girl Friday (1940) by Tyson C — 14 Jun 2009

This is an awesome movie! in about an hour and a half this film has jailbreaks, corrupt politicians, some poor guy who gets arrested like 3 times in one night, a murder case, and sleazy journalist getting all mixed in to all this other stuff.

And none of that is the main plot of the movie. This movie is known for it's fast talking dialog. and rightfully so. I would be on the edge of my seat in some conversations and nothing was moving, not even the camera.

It's really well written. Yes the jokes are dated for the most part, and the slang can be hard to catch, but to me it was like watching a Shakespeare play, once you are about 15 minutes into it you just start to understand what they are saying.

If I remember right the whole movie takes place in one day, and more talking happens in that one day than most people have in a few weeks. it's crazy but fun.