In pursuit of fame
I've been sympathetic to Katharine Hepburn for a long time. She is a really diverse and very lively actress who knows how to transform on the screen into characters that are often dissimilar to each other. Hepburn can be very sophisticated and vulnerable on the screen, and can show a morally strong woman. This is without a doubt an iconic actress of the 20th century.
The girl showed herself quite successfully in the film "Morning Glory", although I do not consider this project to be the film that fully reveals the potential of the future four-time Oscar winner (one of the statuettes for her role in this film).
However, the film itself and the disclosure of the idea did not impress me. The plot tells how a young girl named Eva Lovelace wants to become an actress and arrives in New York in search of such an opportunity. Without any rocking, the viewer is placed in the thick of events, where the girl will achieve fame. Interesting meetings and long dialogues await her, but unfortunately, as a viewer, all this does not impress me.
The picture goes on as usual, its timing is only a little over an hour, but even during this time you manage to get tired of the inexpressive narration. There's not enough drama here. Despite the good performance of Hepburn, who perfectly demonstrates the insecurity of her character, she does not manage to get into either Lovelace or other characters. Everything seems to be some kind of cardboard and unconvincing. Perhaps this was the idea of the creators — to show this life without embellishment and drama, so that people could see in the dry residue how dangerous and cold early fame sometimes is. And if in the soul of the main character there is a fear of losing everything that came so quickly and early, then the world around these fears turns out to be cold and indifferent, which we see on the screen in this dry narrative. The idea, if it was conceived that way, is not new. Unfortunately, our world is complex enough for some people to fully understand the experiences and sufferings of others. As a rule, difficult moments of fate for people may not be perceived by others in any way, which is why the first ones feel an insurmountable wall between themselves and those who are nearby.
The film most likely deserves attention. But I don't think it's some kind of masterpiece, and Hepburn's game is one of the best here. Yes, Catherine received her first Oscar statuette for the role, but it was only the dawn of her work, where there will be much more interesting and outstanding works of hers. "Morning Glory" is just passing by. After reviewing this picture, I hardly want to return to it. For me, this is still a rather bland, emotionless project with a small amount of drama that could be revealed here.
4 out of 10