Synopsis
Two aging actors, who had a brief but intense marriage in the 1940s, are reunited decades later to find that issues between them are not resolved.
This Can't Be Love
1994 Directed by Anthony Harvey
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Ez nem lehet szerelem, Un amore senza età, Vestígios de uma Paixão, 明星残缘
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13 Mar 1994
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"Although I've never worked with her, I think she's the most adorable woman in the world and that's Katharine Hepburn.
....I wish that we could find something to do together because I'd love to work with her."
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The two ageing stars of this charming TV movie share 16 Oscar nominations and 6 Oscar wins between them. That is absolutely wild.
The most fitting final lead performance for Katharine Hepburn that I could possibly think of. Essentially playing herself, with many references to her real life and career, This Can't Be Love epitomises the fact that we were just as in love with Hepburn the personality as we were with the numerous iconic characters she created.
87 years old at this point, giving the metaphorical middle finger to her increasing essential tremor, looking even more active and sprightly than she had in her last couple of movies, kicking police officers and calling them pigs. You have no choice but to stan with a capital S.
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A fragile and brittle old woman seemed to be having the time of her life making this pseudo homage to her brilliant career. It's very childish and innocent.
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Toby found us Hepburn's penultimate film and what a treat! It's pretty much like every Hallmark movie of the week you would find in the 90s (as in they were actually GOOD) but the humor of Hepburn and Quinn together at the end of both of their careers is great. I love seeing one of my favorite actresses still at the top, sharp as ever in a movie that embraces her past.
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I was on the verge of tears when Kate Hepburn and Anthony Quinn were discussing their fictional marriage and Hepburn revealed she miscarried their baby.
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This definitely feels like a TV movie. It's great though because in one of her final roles, Katharine Hepburn still has all of the screen presence she always had. This movie serves as a tribute to her life and career, as her character is essentially herself. It's really quite a charming and enjoyable watch.
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It's not going to win any awards but it's not a bad watch. There are a few overly dramatic edits that scream TV movie but other than that it's not bad. The idea of the story is good but Hepburn is so much better of an actor than Anthony Quinn that the whole thing seems lopsided. There are a few funny parts as well. It's almost entirely forgettable.
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— Miss Bennett, could I have your autograph? I've been a fan for years.
— Of what possible use could my name on a piece of paper be to you?
— It's a hobby.
— Collect stamps!OMG, I WAS LITERALLY SCREAMING WHEN I FOUND OUT KATE AND TONY WORKED TOGETHER SO I HAD TO WATCH THIS!!!
The movie itself isn't that good, but there are some moments I will treasure forever, such as: Kate having a conversation with a horse, wandering around the city with no documentation, fighting the cops, ending up in a jail and sharing a cell with two prostitutes, being picked up by Tony and carried out as they were swatting each other along the way... AND Tony wearing a black turtleneck and being so sexy in it was like the cherry on top.
Also the fact that they were 87 and 79 at the time made this whole thing terribly cute.
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my godddjf this was so crap 😭😭😭😭 but the fact that it seemed like kath was literally playing herself was so bittersweet
also you’re tellingj me that this was directed by the guy who directed the lion in winter… one of the greatest films known to man???!!??!!? i cant believe it (must have been his one-hit-wonder)?????!!!???!!,!,
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Kate in her old lady finery having a deep and meaningful conversation with a horse on the side of a night time city street is the kind of old age I aspire to, don't you know.
Way cool that my antipathy towards Anthony Quinn was totally gratified by Kate's hostility towards him for most of that. And his uncertainty endeared him to me far more than any of his facile charm. Never liked nor trusted that man, eww.
I forgot that Jason Bateman used to be the ultimate boy next door, all twinkly-eyed and rosy-cheeked, compared to the deeply clever ironic persona I know now.
God, Jami Gertz really was stunning.
All in all, a bit of frothy fun with a lot of snippy Classic Hollywood references that amused me despite my resistance.