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This film explores the issue of interracial marriage.Sidney P's character is a successful man, John Prentice. He is a doctor. Maybe this is a bit of a problem, in that one might have hoped for an exploration of class issues, as well as race issues. Both Poitier and Hepburn are lovely and middle class (though, to be fair Poitier's dad is a blue-collar gut i think). Having said that, both issues are huge and it might have been asking a bit much to expect the film to address both. The class thing was air-brushed i felt.But it does address gender issues I think. Both the black father and the white father are very conservative and old-fashioned. They are opposed to the marriage, as are the mothers - initially. However the mums get their heads together. The mums are more liberal-permissive and their job is to talk their respective husbands into being groovy. But Spencer Tracey (Hepburn's dad) and Roy Glenn (Prentice Snr) are opposed to the marriage. So the film does play up to gender stereotypes - the dads are the warriors and the mums are the peacemakers. But stereotypes are not wrong just because they are stereotypes...The dads are entrenched and the mums are trying to sort it out. Which view will prevail? Will it all end in lots of tears and tragedy, or can the mums pull the iron out of the fire?Of course, as well as the mums trying to sort it out, so are the love- struck couple. Poitier is trying to convince his dad to be a bit more open minded, and Hepburn is doing likewise with Tracey.Of course Poitier and Hepburn are brilliant, but I never really picked up a big sexual attraction here, not a lot of chemistry. Indeed, they are rational, pretty cool. A decent exploration of race issues, but a little bit folksy for my taste - could have done with more edge.
Edgar Allan Pooh
" . . . will your dead weight be off our backs!" Sidney Poitier pointedly challenges the Trumpster Cohort, with their Deplorably Racist "Birther" Lies which allowed Red Commie KGB Chief Vlad "The Mad Russian" Putin to Rig the 2016 Election in about 3,000 backwater U.S. Counties still stuck in the Stone Age emotionally. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER closely parallels Barack Obama's Hawaiian Origins between a White Mom and a Black Daddy, with this exact combination of Romantic Setting and Breeding sure to produce a U.S. President, DINNER confidently (and accurately) predicts in so many words about 20 minutes into this movie. With one foot in the grave (he died before DINNER could be served to the American Public), Spencer Tracy forecasts that there will STILL be 100 million American Neanderthals Ruling the Roost in Our Homeland 50 years following his after DINNER speech. Obviously, Poitier is far too optimistic in his quote made at the top here. The Racist Confederate Traitor Descendants and their Fellow Traveler Ilk MUST either self-deport or be removed ASAP North to Canada for a Seven-Generation Cooling Off Period, AFTER surrendering ALL of their ill-gotten weapons, real estate, and other assets, the pool of which will be divvied up for Reparations and to settle the National Debt, for which they're 99% responsible.
Siliw
This movie tells a heavy topic in a very relax and easy-going way. In that ages, race is the biggest issue to stop anything it wants. Just like this movie. There is no doubt that those two young people love each other. Just like at the ending of this movie, Mrs.Prentice says that you can tell how deep they gets in love with each other from those eye contact. Will you still love your husband/wife no matter times past. This young couple does have little problems. They decide to engaged with out notice their family. But that is how love does. If you falling into love, you will do the same thing , no matter how others will look at you. Love is a safe shelter for you to against others.
Keith937
All I can say about this movie is that it is alright. Its well made and well acted throughout the movie and pretty entertaining. This movie is about a black man trying to marry a white woman. Because of this this movie has historical significance and a really meaningful meaning. This was an entertaining enough movie to recommend to others but it is nothing majorly special where I would tell someone that they have to go out and see it. I would also say its more of a one time watch because I don't think that it is worth watching more then once. Even though this is historically significant I still wouldn't say its something you need to go rush and see unless you're really into that kind of history.
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