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Desk Set reunites one of cinema's most well-loved pairings for a solidly crafted romantic comedy that charmingly encapsulates their timeless appeal.
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[I]t's still a witty, often diverting romantic comedy that further demonstrates how well the duo fit. Jan 24, 2019 | Full Review…
[I]t's still a witty, often diverting romantic comedy that further demonstrates how well the duo fit.
Mark Chalon Smith
Drunken Christmas office parties and antiquated technology notwithstanding, the real fun in Desk Set is watching these two pros and longtime loves play off of each other for one of their final cinematic turns together. Jan 24, 2019 | Full Review…
Drunken Christmas office parties and antiquated technology notwithstanding, the real fun in Desk Set is watching these two pros and longtime loves play off of each other for one of their final cinematic turns together.
Gwen Ihnat
[Miss Hepburn and Mr. Tracy] can tote phone books on their heads or balance feathers on their chins and be amusing -- which is about the size of what they do here. Mar 25, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
[Miss Hepburn and Mr. Tracy] can tote phone books on their heads or balance feathers on their chins and be amusing -- which is about the size of what they do here.
Bosley Crowther
The results are some splendidly crisp exchanges between the pair, and the inevitable scene of embarrassment where he is literally 'caught with his pants down'. Jan 26, 2006 | Full Review…
The results are some splendidly crisp exchanges between the pair, and the inevitable scene of embarrassment where he is literally 'caught with his pants down'.
Time Out Staff
The least, perhaps, of the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn collaborations...this 1957 comedy is nevertheless a bright and witty vehicle for its stars, directed well and anonymously by that fine old hack Walter Lang. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
The least, perhaps, of the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn collaborations...this 1957 comedy is nevertheless a bright and witty vehicle for its stars, directed well and anonymously by that fine old hack Walter Lang.
Dave Kehr
It doesn't have the emotional heft of something like The Apartment but it's a delightful little comedy with a hint of Christmas in it for the holidays. Feb 6, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
It doesn't have the emotional heft of something like The Apartment but it's a delightful little comedy with a hint of Christmas in it for the holidays.
Rachel Wagner
A charming, if predictable, romantic comedy is enlivened by the matchless talents of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn--as well as by its graceful use of a brand-new comic trope: the electronic computer. Jan 24, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A charming, if predictable, romantic comedy is enlivened by the matchless talents of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn--as well as by its graceful use of a brand-new comic trope: the electronic computer.
TV Guide Staff
A winning comedy that's as leisurely as the Eisenhower years, with just a hint of the rebellion that's coming down the pike. Dec 10, 2013 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
A winning comedy that's as leisurely as the Eisenhower years, with just a hint of the rebellion that's coming down the pike.
James Plath
Mildly amusing but not great comedy, penned by the Ephrons from a stage play, this eighth teaming of Tracy and Hepburn places the battle of the sexes in the workplace against the threat of new technology. Jul 6, 2007 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Mildly amusing but not great comedy, penned by the Ephrons from a stage play, this eighth teaming of Tracy and Hepburn places the battle of the sexes in the workplace against the threat of new technology.
Emanuel Levy
Desk Set is a big, shiny, doohickey coasting on the warm offerings of earlier triumphs. May 26, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Desk Set is a big, shiny, doohickey coasting on the warm offerings of earlier triumphs.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
The Spence & Kate show starts to show its age. Nov 23, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
The Spence & Kate show starts to show its age.
Carol Cling
So refreshingly smart. Mar 8, 2005 | Rating: B | Full Review…
So refreshingly smart.
Dennis Schwartz
What I really appreciated in this movie was that Hepburn was like - what, 50? - and Tracy approaching 60, and they could still create a magic movie that never, ever alludes to their age (which modern studio execs, particularly Nancy Meyers, would absolutely leap on). Also, I think that Joan Blondell is a ton of fun. It's nice to know she held onto her spark til the end.
Super Reviewer
Even people today can relate to the problems of modernization in the workplace, which is what this movie deals with, but in a humourous way. Hepburn and Tracy are great together as always, and this movie is a lot of fun.
It is always fun to watch Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Imagine a movie about a computer replacing staff researchers! Actually, the movie is a bit silly. Of course, Tracy and Hepburn fall for each other, so the computer story-line is only a side issue.
the best of the tracy-hepburn movies with a wonderful supporting cast. Did Joan Blondell ever give a bad performance?
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