one of my absolute favorites!

Charming and brutal

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Seeing it again, I realize that the morals of the story are: Rich is Bad; Poor is Good Rich is Unhappy; Poor is Happy Rich is pro-Nazi (see comment about "right kind of government" from Seton cousin Cram); Poor is anti-Nazi (See Johnny Case reaction) Hollywood composed of the richest non-business men in the then world pushing these ideals may have satisfied audiences of the depression decade, but don't work today. And weren't true then or now.

Smart, brilliant, seductive, fascinating, great, must see twice.... . one of refuge-films. because it is sweet and bitter and clever and gives one of the most inspired and moving example of real, pue romance. sure, it is not the only and the couple Hepburn - Grant is the guarantee, beyound the first scene of the virtues of film. but it has the pieces who defines it as...magic. the right story, cast, director and dialogues. the status of moral lesson, impressive scene by scene. the force and science to propose questions with clear answers to the public. and the recipes to do a film who deserves seen many times. off course, it is far to represent a revelation for old movies fans. and it is not Philadephia story. but, it is the perfect refuge for admire a solide art and a wise manner to use it.

Cary Grant plays Johnny Case, a free-thinking man who is engaged to Linda Seton(played by Katharine Hepburn) who is a daughter of a millionaire, who wants Johnny to settle down and join his business, which he is reluctant to do, preferring instead to take a "holiday" for a few years while he is young, and able to enjoy it! This baffles his would-be father-in-law, though Linda and her brother Ned are sympathetic, as are Nick & Susan Potter, two old friends of his. What will Johnny do? OK comedy is amiable and breezy, if talky. Amusing to an extent, but awfully frivolous too. Works because of the good acting, especially Cary Grant, who is at least sympathetic here.

This film was boring... super boring... super predictable. A successful idealistic young man meets his wealthy fiancé's family for the first time -- and they're rich... and shallow... and try to make him ~make money... and be more successful... and are shallow... and judgmental... and talk about people behind their back. He just wants to spend a few months or years travelling the world aimlessly. He meets his match in a jaded young woman played by Katherine Hepburn. All the lines are clichés, which basically have the meaning 'being rich or successful doesn't matter, what matters is being happy!' and 'rich people are shallow.' This movie feels dated and Linda's angst comes across as just spoiled; I find it very hard to relate to her. She's also extremely actressy and overdone in this film, giving long and dramatic monologues about her situation (as a rich beautiful young woman who's the black sheep of her family and refuses to settle down.) I really don't get the problem, there seems to be no plot, and while Cary Grant is as charming and insightful as ever he doesn't seem to quite mesh with the incredibly unlikable Hepburn. I did like the dissolute brother, who played a part with humor. And of course the lovely scenery and costumes of the period, almost over the top.