Fantastic performances by two acting legends. It is difficult to not enjoy Lawrence Olivier on film. In most of his roles, he is so much fun to observe because he has those blustering but endearing moments when he tries to be hardboiled. I very much relate to Olivier's style of acting. He is fabulous in this movie.
I realize that people have always criticized Katherine Hepburn as having no emotion on screen, but this movie should change your mind about that. She has emotion in her films, but it is quite subtle and you will miss it if you do not look for it carefully. Most actresses played helpless women because that is what was expected of them, but Kate tried to break out of that and be her own person, even when she was playing a certain character. I find her charming to watch in her later films, and this one is no exception.
You would not think a TV movie would be any good -- but this one is quite the exception. I guess the only reason the film is not on DVD is that studios figure it is too old for anyone to be interested in buying it. It has been on VHS for years, though.
I realize that people have always criticized Katherine Hepburn as having no emotion on screen, but this movie should change your mind about that. She has emotion in her films, but it is quite subtle and you will miss it if you do not look for it carefully. Most actresses played helpless women because that is what was expected of them, but Kate tried to break out of that and be her own person, even when she was playing a certain character. I find her charming to watch in her later films, and this one is no exception.
You would not think a TV movie would be any good -- but this one is quite the exception. I guess the only reason the film is not on DVD is that studios figure it is too old for anyone to be interested in buying it. It has been on VHS for years, though.