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This review I am going to take back in time to 1040 to one of Cary Grant's most well-known films and out of the films I've seen with him, I think it is also one of his best. An interesting note is that Cary Grant's real name was Archibald Leech. Just a bit of trivia for you, so you can say you learned something new. Now if you like comedy, romance or just older movies in general than you will enjoy this film. With that said let's started on this review of The Philadelphia Story.
You see one of the gifts I got for Christmas is a collection of 20 comedy films so I have plenty of movies to watch. And I like Cary Grant, I think he was a good actor so of course this was going to be one of the first movies I was going to watch. The movies also start Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. So this movie is not short on talent. All actors performed their parts well, they showed great comical timing but also great emotional chops. And when they were supposed to be falling in love, you could believe they were really falling in love with each other. That's how great all the actors were because they were amusing and believable.
But in case the actors are not enough for you to watch The Philadelphia Story perhaps the writing will be. For starters the movie is a romantic comedy and if your looking for a new romantic comedy to watch then you should check out The Philadelphia Story. You will not be disappointed and if you are then your just taking the movie too seriously. If your not a fan of romance but you enjoy comedy then watch for the comedy and not for the romance. Because there are so many funny lines, looks the actors do to make their character funny and like I said above the comical timing the actors have makes the film all the more funnier. So if your having a bad day and need to have a laugh The Philadelphia Story will do just that. And finally if you don't like comedy but you like romance then watch it for the romance. Because even though it has comedy the movie also has lots of romance and it really gets down to the heart and the love the two main characters feel in their own heart. And as the movies progresses it becomes clear that the two main characters have always been in loved with each other. And the amount of chemistry Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn have with each other is out of this world. It makes the story that much better. If none of what I mention above interest you then watch it to discover that since the filmmakers did not have the technology to do the special effects they have now, that they had to mostly focus on the writing and make sure they had a very solid story, it keeps the audience engaged, makes them laugh and say "Awww" at the same time. Now that is a good story.
In conclusion The Philadelphia Story may be an older movie but the story still holds up today. It will make you laugh, make you go "Awww" and make you want to have someone you absolutely love in your life. It is a great movie to watch on a cold rainy day.
-Katiejayforever
P.S. Stand by for next review.
