Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

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Summary: Classic Colour blind love story
Review: Forget the obvious. This story is from the mid 60s and the world was a different place then from today. This movie is strong and moving because of the flawless performances of Hepburn and Tracy, slowly realizing that their morality which they have taught their daughter from the beginning was making a mockery of them. The realization of their shallow lip-service to civil rights only comes through hard confrontation with the reality that they have nothing to do. Poitier's speach to his father "I don't owe you" adeptly sets the stage for Tracy's brilliant monolog. A must have classic.

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Summary: Please keep perspective!
Review: Let us not forget that this film was exceptionally daring for the times. Anyone who knocks this film because the Pointier's character was wealthy and educated needs to keep in mind that in the 1960's, mixed marriages as a rule were not accepted regardless of the socioeconomic status of the man or woman. Besides, if Tracy's character had a "good reason", beyond race, to reject his daughter's choice in beaus, the impact would not have been so great. People could have rationalized the conflict as being something other than race.

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Summary: Not as affectual as was in '67, yet interesting to an extent
Review: A hush-hush idea among blacks and whites then isn't as strong now, yet provides an OK perception of strength over adversity with Poitier (although not in his best role) excelling as a pretty believable African American doctor. Yet that Katherine Houghton who plays Poitier's bride-to-be is so stale, one-sided and unconvincing that she nearly ruins the film. Mediocre, but worth seeing if your interests include films on color differences.

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Summary: Shallow, foolish, contrived
Review: Silly plot played out in cliches. Preachy and moralistic in a pre-cursor to 90's facile political correctness. A waste of Hepburn and Tracy. Right in line with Poitier's career.

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Summary: time less and needed to be told
Review: without this film there would be no jungle fever by spike lee.this film went into taboo land and came out with great results.sidney gives a great performance as do kathleen and spencer.it was ground breaking for it's time.there seems to be no more risky subject movies anymore to me.

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Summary: Very Moving
Review: This movie is very moving. Watching the speech Spencer Tracy gives at the end of the movie, you can see the love on Katherine Hepburn's face. iT made her cry and it will make you cry, too.

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Summary: It Just Keeps Getting Better ...!
Review: When I first saw this movie in 1967I was a 60's teenager at full throttle. I loved everything about it. I was especially impressed with Mr. Poitier's sterling and graceful portrayal of a man struggling between two worlds ... and I don't mean just black and white. His speech to his father, ("You see yourself as a colored man ... and I see myself as a man"), remains one of my favorite scenes in any movie of any genre. Thirty-plus years later this is still one of my favorite movies, although my understanding and appreciation of the pivotal relationships have matured. Each time I watch it I either see or hear something new, or gain new insight into its messages. The struggles and dilemmas are just as real and fresh today as they were in 1967 ... and just as important. The love in each relationship just as beautiful and touching.If you love Hepburn and Tracy at their best ... this one is for you. If you love Poitier's edge and grace ... this one is for you. If you love to see people of color portrayed as people of value and substance ... this one is for you. If you love intellectual romantic comedies ... this one is for you. If you love important movies with enduring social messages ... this one is for you. You must see this movie!

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Summary: Classic Tracy-Hepburn magic!
Review: For anybody who likes the legendary Tracy and Hepburn, either separately or as the made-for- each-other twosome, this movie definitely showcases the spark that kept their quarter of a century flame burning. While I have always admired their work as actors separately, I must admit that I enjoy them much more as a couple. Their on-screen chemistry, comparible only to John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara or Bogie and Baby, is undeniably one of the most delightful things ever captured on the big screen. The quality of Tracy's performance (which unfortunately turned out to be his last) is indeed a tribute to the enduring strength of their relationship and what they meant to each other, both as film stars and as lovers. Definitely a must for any serious collector's film library!

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Summary: most dated movie ever made
Review: The whole story of this film was good only for one year. I mean my child brought sp. back as her potental husband. I would proceed at all possible speed to lock him in a room and run not walk to the nearest judge and get the marige done on the spot

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Summary: You don't own me, man!
Review: While Poitier gave an exceptional performance, Spencer Tracy's end of the movie monolgue was one of the best 2 minute speeches in film history. Knowing his illness and probably, pending death, you can see Hepburn wobble in her real tears. While not a big Hepburn fan, that one moment is worth the entire picture.