
Pat's a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiance is around. The ladies' golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she can't give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.... (Full plot summary below)
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Pat's a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiance is around. The ladies' golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she can't give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.
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| The New YorkerPauline KaelPat and Mike is notable for featuring such actual female sports stars as Babe Didrickson Zaharias and Betty Hicks, and for displaying Hepburn’s own athletic prowess. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordAnother fine teaming, with great support from Aldo Ray |
| EmpireDavid ParkinsonNot quite as fully realised as the classic Adam's Rib, but generally good. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumOne of the better Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn comedies—not so much for the screenplay by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon, which lacks the bite and sophistication of Adam's Rib, as for the relaxed and graceful interplay of the stars. |
| New YorkerPenelope GilliattRuth Gordon and Garson Kanin here wrote an engaging screenplay about emotion-without-display for their rare uncut diamonds. |
| The New York TimesBosley CrowtherIt is smoothly directed by George Cukor and slyly, amusingly played by the whole cast, especially by its due of easy, adroit, experienced stars. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThe film doesn't have much plot but the dialogue is bright, and the roles tailor-made for stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Hepburn demonstrates with physical strength what she proved in Adam's Rib with intellect, that women can be equal to men |
| Salon.comCharles TaylorPat and Mike saunters through its 96 minutes with a casual, unassuming air. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewThere are far too many shots featuring real-life sports stars, but the sparring leads, and Ray's dim boxer, work superbly together under Cukor's deceptively effortless, always elegant direction. |
| User ReviewShane THepburn & Tracy once again, playing a lady athlete and her trainer. Hilarious film! |