Product: Holiday (1938)
Rating: 5.0
They don't make 'em like they used to
Movies express a vision of how we see ourselves or how we would like to see ourselves in the time they were made. On the surface, Holiday is a lovely fluff comedy with two of the screen's greatest stars. It is very funny. The acrobatic Hepburn and Grant show off delightfully and, for my money, have a better chemistry than Hepburn and Tracy ever had. That said, there are more serious issues, even if they seem somewhat dreamy and hollywoodilistic (so to speak). Lew Ayers as the weak, drink addicted brother, is very touching. Edward Everett Horton and Ruth Donnelly all but steal the scenes they are in, and social-economic issues are dealt with with a deft and subtle hand. A classic screwball comedy, which should be seen in the context of You Can't Take it With You and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.