Bringing Up Baby did nothing more than under-whelm it's audience when it was first released in 1938 by Warner Brothers, and I could see why when I watched it in Film Studies Class. The film revolves around a sensible paleontologist who makes the mistake of meeting an out-to-lunch woman and her leopard. The story follows them as they face countless unnecessary conflicts and wrap themselves up in more trouble than they need be in. Throughout the movie, I found myself constantly irritated by the "screwball" style that it followed and the frustrating plot line.
A major reason why I did not enjoy this movie was the acting. In particular, I found Katharine Hepburn's character, Susan, extremely irritating because she kept causing trouble with her air-headedness and clumsy behavior. I do not believe that it takes great skill as an actor to act annoying, so I was not impressed by Ms. Hepburn's performance. Cary Grant, who played Dr. David Huxley, was probably the best actor in the film because he was convincing as a somewhat shy, intelligent man of science who wanted nothing more than to rid Susan from his life.
I would not recommend that anyone watch this movie unless they are a fan of quick, somewhat comical banter between two helpless adults and easily avoidable situations in the plot that somehow always take place anyways. The only mildly impressive aspect of this film is how the director, Howard Hawks, was able to keep up he up-beat pace and mishaps throughout the story. This movie is not worth seeing on the big screen because it is simply a waste of money.
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