moonspinner55 Review of Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike (1952)

After fresh opening, it becomes yet another struggle-of-the-sexes comedy-lite

[6/10 · 25 September 2005]

Sports manager Spencer Tracy sees a rough jewel in female athlete Katharine Hepburn--but her golf and tennis games get thrown off whenever her overpowering beau comes around. Begins very smartly, with Hepburn feisty, funny and very convincing on the golf course and the tennis court. Unfortunately, the script changes gears too soon while attempting to match up the Hepburn and Tracy characters romantically, becoming yet another of their sex-battles centering on egos and male/female relationships. With a great supporting cast (the wonderful Aldo Ray, Jim Backus, Charles Bronson, and even Chuck Conners), this might've been hugely entertaining. As it is, a passable time-filler, but not an important film for either of the two stars. **1/2 from ****