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Summary: A Film For All Time!
Review: I will admit right from the start that, although I've been a big fan of the Tracy/Hepburn team for a long time, I only recently saw "Woman Of The Year". Perhaps, due to hearing so much about the sparks that flew during this now near-mythic first teaming for so long, I was afraid the actual movie couldn't live up to the hype. How wrong I was.
"Woman Of The Year" is a fantastic movie! The attraction between Hepburn and Tracy is very evident. So much so that, at several points, you feel that they are are honestly and sincerely saying the words to each other, not just characters reciting lines.
Neither Hepburn nor Tracy was considered conventionally attractive in their time, but here, both are at their most witty, charming, and yes, sexy! Hepburn is even downright girlish when flirting with Tracy, who exudes a quiet but very strong masculine presence. Even though he is considered one of the greatest dramatic actors, Tracy shows quite an instinct for comedy. Just as with his dramatic roles, he is so natural and effortless, he hardly seems to be acting at all!
The heat generated in the scene where the two are alone in Hepburn's apartment could rival just about anything Hollywood calls "sexy" today.
Watching this movie is like simply observing conversations between two people, thanks to George Stevens' superb direction. Notice how throughout much of movie, there isn't even backgroung music! The strength of the dialogue between Hepburn and Tracy carries everything, which is to take nothing away from the supporting players, who are equally strong.
Hepburn is brillant in the final scenes, trying to act as if she knows her way around a kitchen, all the while, the breakfast she's making is falling apart, while Tracy just sits and watches her cluelessness. The look on his face is priceless!
The movie looks gorgeous on DVD! The only extra material is the trailer, but when the movie is this good, you don't need extras!
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Summary: Tracy meets Hepburn
Review: Its always amazing that when you see this great dramatic actor Spencer Tracy doing these comic scenes and pratfalls. He is truly peerless.There are scenes here where no dialogue is needed ..because you see Tracy can act with his face and impart anything he cares to ..when he cares to. Peerless performances. William Bendix in his film debut.
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Summary: Off to a Pretty Good Start
Review: Kate & Spencer began a 25 year on and off the screen romance with Woman of the Year. The movie itself is fine but unspectacular. Basically, the message seems to be that a woman can't have it both ways: work and family. Odd message considering the female lead. WOTY is more important as a piece of film history for the pairing it started. Hepburn was pretty much the only woman as ahead of her times as she was. Fortunately she could put her money where her mouth was and deliver the goods. Several of her films are classics and she is a Hollywood Goddess.
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Summary: Off to a Pretty Good Start
Review: Kate & Spencer began a 25 year on and off the screen romance with Woman of the Year. The movie itself is fine but unspectacular. Basically, the message seems to be that a woman can't have it both ways: work and family. Odd message considering the female lead. WOTY is more important as a piece of film history for the pairing it started. Hepburn was pretty much the only woman as ahead of her times as she was. Fortunately she could put her money where her mouth was and deliver the goods. Several of her films are classics and she is a Hollywood Goddess.
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Summary: Woman of the Year, classic for a lifetime
Review: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy team up for their first of about nine films in a wonderful story about a sports writer, Spencer Tracy, who falls for his lovely and intelligent co-worker, Hepburn. The drama unfolds as the two get married but Hepburn's character sometimes forgets to make room in her life for her new husband. This film is one of the best of the pair's films and should be amoung those that should be seen by all people from every generation. Truly a timeless classic.
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Summary: Romantic and clever movie!
Review: Katherine Hepburn is ravishing in this movie. She and Spencer Tracy have never been more sexy together. The scene with Hepburn in her big hat at the basball game while Tracy is explaining the game to her is very funny. The scene in Hepburn's New York apartment which is shot in all shadows where you only see Hepburn's and Tracy's silhouettes is very sexy and a clever way to shoot a romantic scene. The chemistry between Hepburn and Tracy in their first movie together gives the feeling of a new love just beginning(which it was!). Hepburn plays a very smart and sophisticated woman, but also convincingly plays a woman with no knowledge of sports or any "know how" in the kitchen - clearly a strong, capable woman who is still vulnerable. This is a wonderful film which has a good script, fine acting and great direction by George Stevens.
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Summary: A true CLASSIC!
Review: Spencer Tracey and Kathrine Hepburn have so much Chemistry in this movie that it makes it worth watching just for that alone. But the acting and script are also first rate, even though the movie has a few slow parts. Hepburn and Tracey are so equally powerful on the screen, it's hard to pick a favorite. Enjoy!
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Summary: The love is physcis , the marriage : chemistry !
Review: This acid and clever stement comes from Alejandro Dumas and in this case fits so well .
Funny , clever and exhilarating film . This movie deals around the marriage of a nonchalant sport writer and her talented and charming international reporter . And the sitautions are not so far from the modern times . Fundamental work in George Stevens filmography .
Hepburn , shinning as always and Tracy outstanding too .
A "must" see !
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Summary: Now This Is Chemistry
Review: This is the film that started it all, and movie fans ever since have been grateful. It's the first pairing of the legendary Hepburn and Tracy, and from the moment when he first sets his eyes on her (actually, her legs - a great shot!), you can feel why they were such a perfect match on screen. They star as newspaper columnists coming from different backgrounds and perspectives, who despite the odds, fall in love, even though they have no idea how to fit into each other's worlds. Both stars give their usual top performances, compensating for some slow parts and dated elements in the story. I enjoyed the film, as I have enjoyed all their films that I have seen. Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy were two of the best in the business, so any opportunity to see them together should be taken!
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Summary: Great Chemistry Between Tracy and Hepburn
Review: This is the movie that launched the 25 year love affair between Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Never was their inimitable screen chemistry so obvious as here, early in their love affair. Their mutual attraction is palpable and Hepburn especially seems to have trouble keeping her eyes (or her hands) off Spencer. Who can blame her? Tracy, as always, is absolutely brilliant in this movie, which drags in places and would be better had they kept the camera trained on only Spence and Kate. But no matter, this is their first pairing and began a string of movies which are almost all geniune classics. If you want to see superb acting, look no further Spencer Tracy who is one of the deserved legends of American cinema.
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