Love runs wild for a hapless scientist and an unstoppable heiress in Howard Hawks's classic screwball comedy that ranks high on the American Film Institute's list of the funniest Hollywood films ever made. With her eye on paleontologist David (Cary Grant), heiress Susan (Katharine Hepburn) lures him to her home. But the hilarity begins when Susan's dog steals David's prize dinosaur bone and her pet leopard, Baby, is mistaken for a zoo escapee.
OK, this is a stumper. I think I've become de-sensitized to dry comedy. Listen, I can watch "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and wet myself laughing; I love a good comedy (if that is considered a good comedy... and I think it is, which should tell a bit about my sense of humor). This movie didn't do much for me. I think that in 1938, which is the year of this film, this was probably a riot... but today, it was just OK.
There were several parts that left me laughing, parts that I could see in a modern-day movie, so it certainly wasn't a total wash. And Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn (especially Katharine Hepburn) were phenomenal... their timing was great, the delivery was great, and the acting was great. I'm just not sure the material really holds up to modern-day films.
Ah well... they can't all be winners for me. I give this one a 3 out of 5 bowls of popcorn... I'd watch it again, but I won't buy it on Bluray.
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