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Born Yesterday

Comedy A businessman shows up in Washington to lobby agendas that are friendly to his construction plans. His ditsy ex-showgirl bimbo proves to be an embarrassment in social situations, so he hires a reporter to teach her how to appear more intelligent. Soon it becomes apparent to the reporter that she isn't so stupid after all, and things become more complicated as she begins questioning the papers her sugar daddy keeps getting her to sign, ... [+]
Media Author Review
United Kingdom
Time Out
"Where Holliday was always too sophisticated a butterfly right from the off, Griffith's copycat performance starts dumb -- but then never takes wing."
United States
Rolling Stone
"To the growing list of unnecessary movies, add this remake of the Garson Kanin comedy."
United States
The Washington Post
"In old Hollywood, style could make up for a lack of substance, but this remake is without either." 
United States
Chicago Sun-Times
"This is supposed to be snappy material, and it comes across gloomy." 
United States
ReelViews
"There's little (if anything) to recommend this movie."
United States
The New York Times
"There is a fatal disconnection between place and characters who, conceived in one era, are crazily transported into another in which they don't quite fit."
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