Adam's Rib

Fairly entertaining comedy, though I thought Katharine Hepburn was entirely unsympathetic, a self-centered shrew whose efforts were so pathetically misguided as to be laughable (in a way that I don't think was intended).

Not until Freddy Got Fingered was the gag of someone sticking a gun in their mouth topped. Bite down on the barrel. Bite down hard!

At times it feels rather formulaic and forced, but the dynamic between Hepburn and Tracy makes the whole thing worthwhile.

The ol' liquorice gun bit -- gets me every time. Tracy and Hepburn have such great chemistry that it's fun just to watch them.

Surprisingly thoughtful -- coupling is a balancing act.

Hepburn and Tracy doing their romcom thing. Hepburn's character is a little hard to like sometimes, but I can see the charm. I can see it. Also, the character's name is "Adam Bonner," which is just flat-out hilarious.

The sexual politics are more than a little dated now and having this center on an attempted murder where the woman should clearly have been found guilty was a pretty poor plot device. Still, Hepburn and Tracy are always a joy to see on screen together and carry the movie far past the limits of the mediocre narrative.

Tracy and Hepburn don't work for me at all

Not as good as it should be. The situation is not all that believable, mostly because of Amanda's weak arguments for equality in a case of clear guilt. Her whole attitude, while playing well off of Tracy's lovable teddy bear character, actually seems to set back the equality argument because of her short-sightedness and manipulative machinations. That said, the dialogue remains snappy, and Tracy's Adam eventually gets his moment, even if it seems a bit more muted than the filmmaker intends.

More cleverly amusing than laugh-out-loud funny, but the film's gender role discussion still holds up surprisingly well after 65+ years. The Tracy-Hepburn combo is pure energy, and I really like the hugely talented Judy Holliday.

A decent little courtroom farce, only the tone was all over the place, and I was never sure who I should be rooting for. A little more focus and this movie could have been a masterpiece.

this one is a romantic comedy that fails at the comedy, but succeeds at the romance. i'm a firm believer that the tracy/hepburn duo could make a lamp shade into a decent movie, hell, this one even got me over my hate of judy holliday. this is still not the best the two made.

Smart and sophisticated. One of Hollywood's greatest comedies about the battle of the sexes, with peerless Tracy and Hepburn supported by movie newcomers Holliday, Ewell, Hagen, and Wayne.

Tracy and Hepburn in a well-written battle-of-the-sexes comedy. Judy Holiday is wonderful in her film debut. It gets a little too heavy-handed toward the end, and anyone but Hepburn would have been extraordinarily unsympathetic in this role, but the Gordon-Kanin script was written for the Hepburn and Tracy, and the two make it work.

I enjoyed the chemistry between Spencer Tracey and Katharine Hepburn in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) and again in this film. Anyway, it was an alright film. I enjoyed parts of it and didn't much care for others. Overall, it was watchable but nothing spectacular.

Another Katharine Hepburn movie where I hate Katharine Hepburn's character. She may have good intentions, but there isn't a single thing to like about her. The songwriter character is a jerk, too. Really sympathized with Spencer Tracy here overall. This movie is pleasant enough, but rarely funny. Why was Tom Ewell so cool despite looking like such a geek?

Tracy and Hepburn have really good chemistry together even if Tracy's character is pretty unlikable, and it has a feminist message to it, which is still surprisingly relevant in post-Lorena Bobbit world.

As a comedy, it's not all that funny, but as a thoughtful examination of gender roles, it's surprisingly ahead of its time.

Not sure how this one got labeled a comedy, almost completely lacking in humor and what jokes there are don't fit the tone. It's an "issue" film about equal rights for women, but ends up being quite regressive. Amanda uses pretty suspect logic to defend her client and in the end, is "proven" wrong by Adam after the trial has ended.

A funny, entertaining movie and with a script well ahead of its time. Some scenes, mostly due to Katharine Hepburn's character, do get a little over-the-top. But this is a comedic movie and not a lecture in gender studies. It's definitely worth a watch. (post review edit: a review by Icarus caught my attention, besides missing the point of the court case as a vehicle for comedy between the sexes, a demented statement "case of CLEAR guilt" is also used. I recommend you look up "wife battery".)

Interesting plot about gender equality, though a wife's attempt of homicide her husband (and not in self-defense) is not the best scenario to proove it. Amanda (Hepburn) is not defending equality but a woman that tried to kill, using a real equality problem to make her look not guilty when she is (she told Amanda she wanted to kill him), putting the focus out of the truth. Anyway, the best part of this movie is trial effects on Amanda and Adam (Tracy) and of course, the duel between both actors.

This was supposed to be a comedy?!?!

George Cukor directed this "uncinematic" but well-played and often witty MGM comedy about the battle of the sexes ... Cukor's work is too arch, too consciously, commercially clever, but it's also spirited, confident.

88.00

A court room dramedy that is equal parts hilarious and scathing critique of patriarchy. The repartee between Tracy and Hepburn is a joy to watch while Judy Holliday as the unsuspecting symbol of women's rights is delightful.

This is easily a long final exam for a lawyer's professional responsibility class: how many infractions can you spot? I felt like the comedy was hitting the beats at the wrong time; that, of course, could be me, or it could be the different time this was from. It also seemed too apparent that this was a movie with a mission, which came out a little preachy.

All held up by that very real chemistry of Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn.

Doesn't quite find the right blend of comedy and drama. The material is too tragic to be a successful comedy with moments too silly to be a successful drama and overall not nearly self-conscious enough to be a successful dark comedy. But Hepburn and Tracy are charming as ever.

Tracy and Hepburn's quarrels are a tremendous fun watch, but the rest of the movie never really catches one and at the end seems rather pointless...

It is the case that Cukor did many successful adaptations, so it's nice to be able to point out a few works that were movie originals: Pat and Mike, A Double Life, and Adam's Rib. However, all three of those screenplays were by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon. This team believed in situation, crisis, comedy, and humanity - but situation above all. They have a gem that foreshadows feminism, women in the workplace, and that crackling battle of the sexes for which Hepburn and Tracy were so suited.

Classic Tracy and Hepburn battle of sexes as he prosecutes and she defends a woman who tried to kill her philandering husband.

Woman's lib theme that's really not too dated considering it was made in 1949. It's really surprising how little has changed in more than 50 years.

Tracy and Hepburn were good but the supporting cast could have been less annoying.

Katharine Hepburn must rule the whole world.

Poor writing. Waste of time.

The court room scenes carry are well acted, directed and paced, keeping the audience completely involved. The scenes in the apartment, however, bog the film down.

I hardly think that portraying a woman trying to kill her cheating husband in a justifiable light helped woman's lib movements, but I am a heterosexual male, so what do I know.

Charming movie and performances from Tracy, Hepburn, and Holliday.

87.500

"Irresistable comedy from one of Hollywood's greatest pairings."

The first movie I know of with the "gay neighbour who dishes out comedy and advice" plot device.

Hepburn and Tracey - a classic.

I dislike Hepburn in general but the script definitely does her no favors here. Moreover, it's not a very funny film. The Hepburn-Tracy pairing brings a certain energy, though.

Classic.

This movie is very charming and features a wonderful cast. It is also dated and has a fairly corny screenplay.

Embarrassingly not-dated in a lot of ways. We're still having these discussions 65 years later? Hepburn and Tracy are great, but it goes off the rails a bit the more madcap it gets.