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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

In his final film made shortly before his death Spencer Tracy stars along side Sidney Poitier and Katherine Hepburn. A young white woman and a black man want to get married, drama ensues.

It is hard to put this film in the context of the time it was made when as the film states inter-racial marriage was illegal in a number of states in the US but in a modern context I am not sure the film holds up that well. In my opinion the film is too soft in approach with little real prejudice from the main characters as well as using a situation that is far too ideal, creating little tension and not really exploring the issues at hand. It would have been nice to see a much more blunt and less self congratulatory take on the subject.

3/5 in modern terms not really shocking at all.