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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

Robert Aldrich

Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy ...

8.2

18,289

Drama In a decaying Hollywood mansion, Jane Hudson, a former child star, and her sister Blanche, a movie queen forced into retirement after a crippling accident, live in virtual isolation.

	Author	Review
United States	Don Druker Chicago Reader	"Aldrich's direction and dynamite performances from the two old troupers make this film an experience"	POS
United Kingdom	Mike McCahill The Guardian	"The film remains fascinatingly warped (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The casting is one of the crucial successes of the film (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Variety	"Once the inept, draggy start is passed, the film’s pace builds with ever-growing force."	POS
United Kingdom	Wally Hammond Time Out	"Reviewed nowadays, the Guignol/Gothic elements impress less (...) [but] it still makes for an amusing and enjoyable romp (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"Robert Aldrich's melodrama is still hysterical in every sense of the word (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	James Powers The Hollywood Reporter	"Virtuoso performances from Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and moments both searing and poignant."	POS
United States	Budd Wilkins Slant	"[A] sadistic-satirical masterwork (...) Hag horror doesn't get any better (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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