Light hearted rom-com featuring three legends of the genre; Grant, Hepburn and Stewart. The dialogue exchanges aren't quite as whip smart as other comedies of the era - but's still a fun watch. The storyline is an unusual variation on the spoilt rich girl being accidentally courted by someone from the wrong side of the tracks. In this case, she's already been married to him once before.Some scenes undoubtably wouldn't be filmed nowadays, eg Grant's pushing over of Hepburn's seems rather shocking to modern eyes (especially coming after him checking himself from punching her). Other themes, like those of press intrusion, feel as contemporary as ever. .
Verdict: Classic screwball
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