Adam is confused. It hurt itself in the confusion!

Last night I sat down to watch a film. Shocker, I know. Can you imagine!?

For some reason I decided to ignore all the flashy stuff Sky Movies were trying to throw at me, and decided to finally watch the 1967 Kramer film ‘Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner’, starring Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Houghton.

I mean, there isn’t much to say about it all that hasn’t already been said. It’s a funny, witty, poignant piece of cultural history that transcends the screen. If anyone wants to know what the term ‘good acting’ means, point them back to this classic.

Compared to the terrible remake ‘Guess Who’, it doesn’t rely on displaying ridiculous, over-the-top stereotypes of certain characters to emphasize the differences between the two families. It also doesn’t have Ashton Kutcher in it, which is my most basic request for anything. “Hey Adam, you should watch ______” “Does it feature Ashton Kutcher post-That 70’s Show?” “Yes” “No way!”.

Anyway, I did a little research beforehand and came across the story that Spencer Tracy died 17 days after filming had been completed. Tracy and Hepburn were such old friends, she used to drive him to set. Apparently, in the scene above, the tears in Hepburn’s eyes were genuine, as she knew Spencer was frail, and his whole speech about how love lasts through the years got to her.

Well, it got to me to, after knowing that piece of trivia. I was so choked up by the end. It’s such a good movie, and I know I say this a lot, but I just wish cinema was more like this than like 70% of the stuff out in the local multiplex. You should definitely watch this film.