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09/24/07
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:33
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.6/10
Theatrical Release:08-10-2004
Synopsis: As a child, Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) was a pampered vaudeville star known to the world as Baby Jane while her younger sister, Blanche (Joan Crawford), led a quiet life in her considerable shadow.... [More]
Starring: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Anna Lee
Director: Robert Aldrich
Reviews for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Top CriticCreepy, freaky and memorably histrionic.
09/24/07
Top CriticIt's a film that's a little slow to start and could benefit from a faster pace. But this is still essential viewing with the superb Davis in legend mode and Crawford wisely under-playing her role as the victim.
01/01/00
Top CriticFor the viewer, too, this creepy mood-piece is far from a comfortable watch.
09/24/07
Top CriticThe Grand Guignol elements themselves are relatively forced and unconvincing.
01/26/06
Top CriticNo review available.
11/15/03
There is nothing particularly moving or significant about these two.
05/20/03
Top CriticA great psychological thriller, black comedy, and over-the-top camp classic is this great trashy melodrama.
01/01/00
Aldrich's direction and dynamite performances from the two old troupers make this film an experience.
09/24/07
A Gothic Hollywood horror tale at its most grotesque, Robert Aldrich's Oscar-nominated film revitalzed the careers of both Bette Davis (overacting) and Joan Crawford (underacting), turning them into campy horror queens.
07/01/05
as close to genre perfection as one is likely to come
11/16/05
While Crawford is rather subdued throughout the film, Davis chews up the scenery as one of the most bizarre, depraved villainesses you'll ever encounter.
05/26/06
The film will be remembered only for the acerbic performances by the two grand old ladies of Hollywood.
01/07/04
The 1930s Lugosi/Karloff match-ups at Universal Studios only suggested the potential of what a decades-long feud like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford could produce.
06/21/08
The chain of circumstances grows, violence creating violence. Once the inept, draggy start is passed, the film's pace builds with ever-growing force.
09/24/07
Top Criticthe grandious acting makes up for every flaw
04/03/06
Depending on your sensibilities, the film is either a black camp comedy or psychological horror %u2013 either way, it's hugely entertaining
02/20/09
Crawford wisely underacts -- if her performance isn't as showy as Davis's, it's not any less accomplished.
09/24/07
Top CriticMacabre and transfixing: you can smell the rotting house and relish the sweet richness of good overacting.
08/16/03
It's a classic of sorts, but too depressing to be much fun
07/30/02
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