I wan't going to review this movie., as I felt sure there were probably already two or three hundred reviews at IMDb. I was quite surprised to find only fifty.
George Cukor was highly regarded as Hollywood's best director of women, so it's fitting that his final film should focus on two women who always come out on top -- except for one odd scene in an airplane in which a man outpaces the woman concerned.
As usual, Cukor has drawn fine performances from his cast, not only from his stars but all the way down the line.
I'm told that the film lost money. It was certainly expensively made and Cukor was the sort of director who would keep on shooting a scene until he felt the players had submitted an absolutely perfect take.
They don't allow directors to keep directing until the players submit the perfect take any more. Once they have a take with no slips in the can, that's it! They strike the lights!
An MGM movie, available on an excellent Warner's DVD.
George Cukor was highly regarded as Hollywood's best director of women, so it's fitting that his final film should focus on two women who always come out on top -- except for one odd scene in an airplane in which a man outpaces the woman concerned.
As usual, Cukor has drawn fine performances from his cast, not only from his stars but all the way down the line.
I'm told that the film lost money. It was certainly expensively made and Cukor was the sort of director who would keep on shooting a scene until he felt the players had submitted an absolutely perfect take.
They don't allow directors to keep directing until the players submit the perfect take any more. Once they have a take with no slips in the can, that's it! They strike the lights!
An MGM movie, available on an excellent Warner's DVD.