Starring: Cary Grant
A remake of 'The Front page' with Hildy Johnson turned into a woman
There's various actors whose films you always eagerly anticipate. James Stewart is one and Cary Grant another. I have to say this is the most disappointing Cary Grant movie I've ever seen. The pace is frenetic and doesn't relent for the entire 90 minutes. There's people talking at 100 miles an hour, talking over each other, 3 or 4 telephone conversations taking place at once, it's just impossible to take in a quarter of the conversations being hurled at you. I know cue-bite is crucial, but this was ridiculous. Timing in both visual and audio comedy is crucial, so many gags would have been missed because there was so much going on. I laughed once or twice but always at visual things, when there was a sudden lull in the chatter. The character Earl Williams had the most effective scenes, mainly because half a dozen other characters weren't about to butt in. Very disappointing and utterly exhausting to watch. 3/10
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