Better Late Then Never

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Despite a compelling lead performance by Katharine Hepburn, Desk Set is only a very good film not a great one.Spencer Tracy was fine once again, though I don't think he fit the role of Richard that well, I can't see why he is considered a star in any way. The minor characters were pretty sub-par.I didn't really see Bunny's love interest for Richard, other than just being comfortable around him. Just because the other guy doesn't treat you right doesn't mean that he is right for you just because he treats you better.The best scenes include Richard quizzing Bunny on the rooftop and Mike interrupting Richard and Bunny at her home.

They're at it again! In their eighth screen pairing, real-life sweethearts Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy team up in a fast-paced battle of the sexes comedy. As usual, they both have forceful personalities, and as usual, they bicker and try to prove their points for an hour or two while falling in love.In Desk Set, their workplace is dominated by the introduction of computer technology. There's a hilarious line in the film Blast from the Past in which Brendan Fraser asks incredulously, "You have a computer? In your house?" In the 1950s, computers were new, humongous, and scary, so you're going to have to wrap your head around that nostalgic trivia before settling down to watch this flick. While lots of Tracy-Hepburn movies are still applicable today, this isn't really one of them. If you love their pairings, feel free to add this one to your list, but it's not really their best. It's a little more dated than Woman of the Year and isn't as endearing as Adam's Rib, so you might be better off sticking to your favorites.

. . . the Fox Company blows the lid off the coming crock-pot terrorist bombing of virtually every American job site by Venal Corporate Fat Cats laughing all the way to their banks. The handwriting's on the wall in this whistle-blowing 1957 cautionary tale, and it amounts to a Death Sentence for at least HALF of the U.S. Work Force. When Demonic Pre-Schoolers such as Scott Walker, Steve Bannon, Grover Norquist, Karl Rove, and Paul Ryan were shown this flick by their Devil Nannies, they all rubbed their throbbing "666" birthmarks in nefarious unison at the DESK SET's single mention of Union Protection, and these precocious Toddler Imps vowed to eradicate the one single hope of We Normal Honest Average Patriotic Working Blue Collar Loyal Americans once they grew up. Of course, there's NO mention of Mexico in DESK SET, because ALL of our stolen jobs ACTUALLY were swiped by the Job-Killing Corporate Suits' robots and automation. Red State schools "teach" nothing but Fake "Facts" and Lies, but Fox sets the record straight BEFORE THE FACT with DESK SET. Now that the Oligarchical Red Commie KGB has allowed U.S. Billionaires to steal what little power they previously lacked, DESK SET shows that all of us non-Billionaires are totally doomed!

First off, I'm updating my review based on the new Blu Ray edition of the film. Is it worth upgrading? A definite yes. It looks the best I've ever seen it. Beautiful colors, although I wish it had been just a little sharper. Great transfer.This is not the strongest, nor the weakest, of the Tracy-Hepburn films. In a few spots it suffers...seems to drag, but mostly it moves along fine. I was interested to note that the not very successful film (in terms of box office revenue), gets a decent 7+ rating here on IMDb. That is particularly interesting because is some ways the topic -- incoming technology -- seems a tad outdated now.Particularly fine moments in the film include Tracy and Hepburn in bathrobes after being caught in the rain...and then being caught by Hepburn's initial romantic interest (Gig Young). Watching Tracy here, it seemed as if he was enjoying this sequence very much At the end of this segment, watch for the apparently ad-libbed Spencer Tracy imitating a drunk Red Skelton! Tracy and Hepburn shine here...as they almost always did. Both with characters who seemed businesslike with love creeping up on them. Hepburn seems just right as the researcher whose personal life seems stalled out. Tracy seems just right in terms of personality for the slightly different kind of efficiency expert, but maybe a tad too old to be a computer expert? Joan Blondell steals a number of scenes...definitely one of her best appearances in film. Gig Young has a better role in this film than he did in similar roles where he is the runner-up romantic interest. Here he at least maintains his dignity and acted like a normal man, just on the wrong track for a successful romance. Dina Merrill may be the only other actor of note here, and she plays an assistant in the research office very pleasantly. Poor Neva Patterson seemed to have copyrighted the somewhat cold personality that we also saw in "An Affair To Remember". Tracy and/or Hepburn fans will want this on their DVD shelf, others will enjoy watching it at least once.