Howard Hawks, my hero!

Alexzander 2021-12-21 08:01:14

Howard Hawks is a genius, with so many characters in the play, so dense dialogue, breathless climax from beginning to end, he can grasp every rhythm, every actor's entry and exit, and every detail. It is in place, making people feel real, not artificial, and admire this kind of scene scheduling. Gary Grant and the female lead are super good, of course, the performance of other characters can also be called amazing. The screenwriter is surprisingly good. So many dialogues don’t make people feel horrible. They just feel appropriate. The transition of the plot is smooth, so that the audience has no discomfort. The ending is expected but it feels very warm.

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  • Khalil 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    editing - rhythmic relation

  • Ilene 2022-04-22 07:01:32

    Newspapers and political shady. Editor-in-chief's ex-husband and insurance boyfriend compete for journalist's ex-wife. Dialogue is both a highlight and a flaw. Talking non-stop, several people talking together, the subtitles can't keep up with the speed of speech without leaving room for fast-forwarding, dizzying the audience, and covering up the emotional rift (the ex-wife's change of heart). The ending is too fast, like eight hundred sprints, and the aftertaste is not enough.

His Girl Friday quotes

  • Molly Malloy: If you was worth breaking my nails on I'd tear your face wide open.

  • Walter Burns: You've got an old fashioned idea divorce is something that lasts forever, 'til death do us part.' Why divorce doesn't mean anything nowadays, Hildy, just a few words mumbled over you by a judge.