What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:33
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
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
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Reviews for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
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Depending on your sensibilities, the film is either a black camp comedy or psychological horror %u2013 either way, it's hugely entertaining Full Review |
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4/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
It's still vivid, barnstorming stuff. Full Review |
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4/5 |
For the viewer, too, this creepy mood-piece is far from a comfortable watch. Full Review |
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Creepy, freaky and memorably histrionic. Full Review |
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Aldrich's direction and dynamite performances from the two old troupers make this film an experience. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Crawford wisely underacts -- if her performance isn't as showy as Davis's, it's not any less accomplished. Full Review |
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The chain of circumstances grows, violence creating violence. Once the inept, draggy start is passed, the film's pace builds with ever-growing force. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Sick! Sick! Sick!
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7/10 |
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. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
the grandious acting makes up for every flaw Full Review |
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The Grand Guignol elements themselves are relatively forced and unconvincing. Full Review |
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5/5 |
as close to genre perfection as one is likely to come Full Review |
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4/5 |
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3/5 |
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B+ |
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. Full Review |
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5/5 |
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4/5 |
A chilling, disturbing movie.
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
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