On His Girl Friday

Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) used to be married to Walter Burns (Cary Grant), the editor of a newspaper. But then she got fed up with his selfish ways - and his habit of treating her more like a colleague than a woman. So she divorced him. But when she shows up at his office a few months later to tell him she's getting remarried, Burns devises a series of tricks to get her back into the newspaper business - and his life.

Pros: The snappy dialogue is kind of cool. People talk really quickly, and the action hardly ever stops. There are a few funny scenes (after all, it is a Cary Grant movie). There's a surprising plot twist or two.

Cons: It wasn't all that funny. *Spoiler Warning* Throughout the movie, Hildy insists that she wants to be a stay-at-home mom. But in the end, she seems to put those aspirations in the back seat. While there's nothing wrong with a working mom per se, I don't like the inference that working is better than staying at home to raise a family. Also, the movie ends with a hint that Hildy and Walter's life together will be much like it was before - with Walter treating Hildy like a colleague instead of a wife.

My Rating: OK (thematic elements including a murder)

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