How this thing won an Oscar for "best original screenplay" is baffling. It's an almost direct rip-off of Woman of the Year, a vastly superior film.
(1) Sportswriter meets sophisticated upper-clawss lady, (2) they marry impulsively, (3) incompatibility ensues, (4) happy ending. Except: that movie has Tracy and Hepburn (their first collaboration), and this one has Atticus Finch and Margo Channing ("Applause"). Gregory Peck lumbering through a comedic role is cringe-inducing - just as it was in Roman Holiday. Lame, weak pallid, overblown remake of a classic film. It has technicolor and fashions - that's it. 1 out of 10.
(1) Sportswriter meets sophisticated upper-clawss lady, (2) they marry impulsively, (3) incompatibility ensues, (4) happy ending. Except: that movie has Tracy and Hepburn (their first collaboration), and this one has Atticus Finch and Margo Channing ("Applause"). Gregory Peck lumbering through a comedic role is cringe-inducing - just as it was in Roman Holiday. Lame, weak pallid, overblown remake of a classic film. It has technicolor and fashions - that's it. 1 out of 10.