Pat and Mike (1952)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:18
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy take competition to a romantic-comic highpoint in this elegantly directed sports comedy by George Cukor.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: One of the most engaging George Cukor comedies, this was the director's eighth and last film with Katharine Hepburn. With exceptionally witty dialogue (the Kanin/Gordon script got an Academy Award... [More]
Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Jim Backus, Charles Bronson
Director: George Cukor
Reviews for Pat and Mike
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There are far too many shots featuring real-life sports stars, but the sparring leads, and Ray's dim boxer, work superbly together under Cukor's deceptively effortless, always elegant direction. Full Review |
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Tracy and Hepburn were so opposite in personal and professional style that their joyous compatibility on screen and off remains a source of wonder and delight. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Not quite as fully realised as the classic Adam's Rib, but generally good. Full Review |
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Original comedy, with a rich look at women's sports - and gender roles. Full Review |
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The familiarity the two stars communicate goes far beyond the script. Full Review |
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One of the season's gayest comedies. Full Review |
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Tracy is given some choice lines in the script and makes much of them in an easy, throwaway style that lifts the comedy punch. Full Review |
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One of the better Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn comedies -- not so much for the screenplay by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon, which lacks the bite and sophistication of Adam's Rib, as for the relaxed and graceful interplay of the stars. Full Review |
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The best of the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn cycle. Full Review |
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C+ |
Slight sports comedy. Full Review |
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A- |
The film doesn't have much plot but the dialogue is bright, and the roles tailor-made for stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Hepburn demonstrates with physical strength what she proved in Adam's Rib with intellect, that women can be equal to men Full Review |
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3/5 |
Let's not be too analytic about the likelihood of the yarn or the tightness of the script Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin have written for this romp. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
Another fine teaming, with great support from Aldo Ray
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4/5 |
Hepburn and Tracy at their romantic-antagonistic best!
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5/5 |
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4.5/5 |
Tracy and Hepburn turn in unforgettable performances. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Great star comedy.
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4/5 |
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Pat and Mike saunters through its 96 minutes with a casual, unassuming air. Full Review |
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