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Despite the setting, this film does not have much dancing and showbiz action. Instead, Stage Door focuses more on the actresses and the behind-the-scenes drama. Hepburn and Rogers make a fun pairing, especially the ever-bratty and bubbly Rogers is quite a sight. But that's not enough to make this a great film. The dialogues are rather dull and there isn't much else to see here. It's just women rambling on for 90 minutes straight. The cinematography is boring, some of the secondary characters are annoying and there's hardly any plot to speak of. But it's certainly not the worst of its kind.Read all
A pretty basic 30s romcom. There's a lot of whining and fast banter, a simple plot and a ton of dramatics. But the tone is light, emotions are fleeting, and though people can't stop talking, the lack of meaningful communication makes things a lot harder than they need to be. Genre fare in other words. Performances are decent, so is the pacing, but you have to be a big fan of the spitfire dialogues so typical for screwball comedies to enjoy this film. It all feels pretty expected and by the numbers. It's not as grating as some other films in the genre, but I don't think I'll remember much of this one in a couple of days time.Read all
