Charade
Reggie Lampert: Of course, you won't be able to lie on your back for a while but then you can lie from any position, can't you?
I've read a few reviews disputing whether or not this should be here or if it is more suspense than comedy.
Well, I have found, for me, it's both.
Comedy and Suspense very nicely married. If it was entirely one or the other, I don't think it'd be as enjoyable a film.
Hepburn, along with her conversations with Grant, carries nearly all of the comedy and the bad guys truly excel as bad guys. Not foibles, or bumbling villains, but all-out bad guys.
Kennedy and Coburn do what they do best and do an excellent job here. And with that, we get a wonderful balance between the light-hearted scenarios between Grant and Hepburn. More so when Hepburn reacts to trying desperately to get through the mystery she has been dropped in the midst of. Then, figuring out the players WITHOUT any kind of concrete assistance.
She is beyond adorable. Her reactions are gems and the banter between. . . well, actually, everyone, is rather spot on.
And before I forget, I MUST include Matthau and his manipulations and attempts to steer Hepburn's character to where he needs her to be.
Together as a comedy AND suspense, we have a more complete and very lovely film. One I am truly happy to have finally come around and watched.
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What I actually said to win MovieGal's heart:
- I might not be a real King of Kinkiness, but I make good pancakes
~Mr Minio