Charming and brilliant film that presents us with the particular vision that each person has of justice. The protagonist Amanda Bonner, played by Katharine Hepburn, a lawyer who undertakes her own personal crusade raising the flag of equal rights between men and women, although what she really hides is her own particular vision of what justice is for her and that, hiding behind feminist principles, she will brilliantly try to defend to the point of convincing the jury itself. But like everything in this life there are laws that are above good and evil and what she defended will turn against her questioning and questioning her own principles and what she attacked will become her own defense. and all this embodied in a couple, an idyllic marriage of lawyers, in which each defends their own ideals, which will affect their personal relationship, despite the love they profess for each other and that at At first they manage to keep away, but later it will be the cause of their breakup.
An idyllic marriage of lawyers, which seems to falter when in a case of a woman accused of the attempted murder of her unfaithful husband, Adam, played by Spencer Tracy, is appointed Prosecutor in the trial and it is when Amanda seeks to defend the case that she will pretend become a feminist cause, which will become a duel, in which each one defends their own ideals, which will affect their personal relationship, despite the love they profess for each other and that at first they manage to keep out but that later will be the cause of their breakup.
Adam using his wife's own weapons, makes her understand that justice must work the same for everyone, regardless of any condition or sex, the law is and must be followed by everyone and as long as there is love in the middle, it always triumphs. This is what will ultimately happen in this wonderful comedy directed by George Cukor, which has been considered one of the best romantic comedies by the American Film Institute (AFI).
