Adam (Spencer Tracy) and Amanda Bonner (Katharine Hepburn) are husband and wife lawyers who end up on the opposite sides of a case. Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) follows her husband Warren (Tom Ewell) to his mistresses' apartment and shoots him. Adam is assigned to prosecute the wife and Amanda comes to her defense.
The drawback for this rom-com is that they start off as already married. The point of most rom-coms is to bring the leads together. This one has to break them apart before getting them back together. Tracy and Hepburn have good chemistry together and have some good exchanges. They are fun together and well served by this vehicle. It's more of a movie about sex equality. The courtcase isn't very convincing. The movie outside of the Tracy Hepburn duo isn't that compelling. This is just simply about watching this classic team.
The drawback for this rom-com is that they start off as already married. The point of most rom-coms is to bring the leads together. This one has to break them apart before getting them back together. Tracy and Hepburn have good chemistry together and have some good exchanges. They are fun together and well served by this vehicle. It's more of a movie about sex equality. The courtcase isn't very convincing. The movie outside of the Tracy Hepburn duo isn't that compelling. This is just simply about watching this classic team.