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Spencer Tracy's last performance was in this well-meaning, handsome film by Stanley Kramer about a pair of white parents (Tracy and Katharine Hepburn) trying to make sense of their daughter's impendin...( read more 
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MCT:July 9, 2008Really interesting to watch the "twist". Spencer Tracy is even more amazing than the award-winning Katharine Hepburn. It's really sad that this is his last performance......
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MCT:June 25, 2008My big problem with Ordinary People was that it was full of soulless white folks maneuvering through potent issues without offering much insight on anything. It isn't a bad movie, and I could relate to a lot of the struggles of the son, but it was so largely disengaging that most of it has left me already. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner suffers the exact same curse - it is a stiflingly white movie, and with a black main character no less!
I found the movie to be pretty decent, but my film professor brought up an interesting point about it - this movie is all about white liberal guilt. The Sidney Poitier character is a cipher, designed to be untouchable by audience perceptions so that the writers are free to attack the bare issue of racism. It's a noble goal but there are still problems, mainly in that the dramatic impetus of the movie centers entirely around the patriarchal white man. Food for thought, you know?
Well-acted and well-written (if agitatingly fond of the monologues), I guess I can't hate this movie too much. I don't think it really meant any harm by what it was doing, but there's no edge here, no controversy. It has aged very poorly. -
MCT:June 9, 2008
Interesting movie from a time where racism isn't a big deal anymore, but it's still weird for your daughter to marry a black man. Quiet, realistic, conversations about race and growing up in a changing world. Enjoyable, though very dated.
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MCT:June 4, 2008
The outward beginning of inter-racial relationships I think - loved the parents (Spencer Tracy especially)
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MCT:May 14, 2008
Kind one big 'The more you know' kind of comericals. Feels like you're being lectured. But Kate Hepburn and Spencer Tracy make up for it.
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MCT:May 14, 2008
Excellent Story with great peromances. Shows how far our society has come in the last 40 years. Although it is unfortunate that there is still a lot of bigotry in the world
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MCT:April 19, 2008
No matter how hard Ashton Kutcher may try, this movies can not lose its value. Breaking down the walls of racism in movies, this underly satirical project is a must see.
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MCT:March 26, 2008An excellent movie with a brilliant cast. 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' deals with an important issue - and one that would have been extremely controversial when the film was first released. It's a sad fact that there's still enough prejudice around in the world today to ensure a modern audience understands the obstacles facing the young couple. And yet there's a real sense of optimism throughout the movie. It's easy to see why this film put Poitier on the map.
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MCT:March 23, 2008
Sidney Poitier couldn't not be charming if he tried! He's such a lovable man and in this film he is no different. But it was Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy who stole the show, they were excellent, especially the way they bounced off each other, and the way they delivered their lines.
Overall the film had a pretty strong message and dealt with issues that in many ways, although maybe not as huge a problem now, do still have relevance, and conveyed those issues with humour and ease. A wonderful film, with a strong cast, I would highly recommend it! -
MCT:March 21, 2008
a film that is completely diologue driven, this film is beautifully written and incredibly profound. the acting and cinematography were also great. this is probably the best film from 1967, which is one of the most important years for film in history. funny and quirky yet very important, this is a must watch.
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MCT:March 20, 2008
This was a very well acted movie with an all star cast consisting of Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Sidney Poitier. The plot was very controversial at the time, but now it's predictable.
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MCT:March 17, 2008
Sidney Potiers movies were all good to me.I saw in him a great actor and this movie was one of the greats.
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MCT:March 12, 2008
Good. Depressing, though, to see how racist people were back then. I can relate, seeing as how my parents are a biracial couple (although their races are vice-versa from the ones in the movie. yeah.)
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MCT:February 11, 2008
one of the most controversial and most beloved movies of all time...and so approperiate for the time it came out. all around great performances...
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MCT:January 31, 2008
Not only will this visit complcate things inside at the diner table, it will also change lives outside.
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MCT:January 23, 2008
Dispite the racial barried we may have had this actor took to the screen when most would have disagreed in his time ..
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MCT:January 6, 2008
a beautiful tale flimed in a time of controversy, i love this movie...plot, characters and everything was excellent....a must see !
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MCT:December 25, 2007
A great movie. Loved Spencer Tracy's character. I especially loved his speech at teh end of the movie. Both Katharine's where absolutely beautiful.
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MCT:December 21, 2007
Stanley Kramer manages this time a very controversial topic in a very masterful, comic, realistic and careful way. A very strong moral lesson is involved, and you have to hear and see the final speech at the end of the film to believe it. Much of that is true. A must see.
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MCT:December 6, 2007
Brilliant dialogue and performances by some of the greatest actors of all time. I wish I could have felt the impact of this film when it first debuted. I especially love the scene where Poitier character talks privately with his father. Absolutely brilliant script that touches on many complex human issues.
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MCT:November 26, 2007
a fantastic movie ahead of it's time complete with a successful working wife, a couple living together, the "b" word, the "n" word, an absolutely hilarious comic scene, and certainly the best monologue I have ever heard.
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MCT:November 17, 2007
the last movie that spencer tracy ever made......this is definitely one of my all time favorite movies!
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