Product: Holiday (1938)
Rating: 5.0
GRANT AND HEPBURN AT THEIR COMEDIC BEST
HOLIDAY - strange name for a film that really had nothing to do with a holiday. Although set around Christmastime and New Years, there are few references to the holidays. HOLIDAY is a delightful movie that just needs another name.Our story starts with Cary Grant as Johnny Case finding out the woman he has just met and wants to marry is a very wealthy heiress. There is a funny story in that alone but it gets better. Johnny is an honest fellow with dreams of making it on his own. His world is turned upside down as his soon-to-be pride Julia wants him to conform to the ways of the wealthy.Enter Julia's free-spirited and independent sister Linda, played by Katharine Hepburn and the story gets cooking. Lew Ayres stars as their loveable but broken-spirited brother who never had a chance to pursue his dreams.It's clear that tension will brew between conformist Julia and independent Johnny. They are madly in love yet something is wrong. It's clear there will be sparks between Linda and Johnny. Enjoy the story and see how it all ends. Grant and Hepburn are a dream team. There is chemistry between two somewhat unorthodox actors who can play off each other so well.Grant gets to show off his real life acrobatic skills and his eternal charm is evident. He was one of the greats and there will never be another like him. The same can be said of Katharine Hepburn. Attractive but not classically beautiful, Hepburn's tomboyish looks and actions make her all the more loveable. She is someone real in a world of fake values.We don't know a lot about Johnny's background except that he is honest, joyful and determined. He's a character anyone could love and admire. Movies were simple in the 1930's. Movies were driven by the story and the actors - no special effects needed. Enjoy and cherish this wonderful story.