With Hepburn, Grant, and Stewart, it doesn't take much to create a memory. Well, throw in some the best comedy writing ever, and you have a masterpiece. All three actors are at their peaks and parry and thrust like master swordsmen. If one simply reads a plot, it seem so uninspired--when you see the pacing and the incredible exchanges, it rises above anything so simple as a mere plot. Stewart is so unassuming and so consistently insulted as to pull into himself. The previous marriage of Dexter and Tracy is hanging out there, creating huge gravity. If you have never seen this film, make it a priority.
Review of The Philadelphia Story
