Depending on your sensibilities, the film is either a black camp comedy or psychological horror %u2013 either way, it's hugely entertaining
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02/20/09
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
US Box Office: $0
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 CriticThe 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
It's still vivid, barnstorming stuff.
09/24/07
Top CriticFor the viewer, too, this creepy mood-piece is far from a comfortable watch.
09/24/07
Top CriticCreepy, freaky and memorably histrionic.
09/24/07
Aldrich's direction and dynamite performances from the two old troupers make this film an experience.
09/24/07
Crawford wisely underacts -- if her performance isn't as showy as Davis's, it's not any less accomplished.
09/24/07
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 CriticSick! Sick! Sick!
09/24/06
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 grandious acting makes up for every flaw
04/03/06
The Grand Guignol elements themselves are relatively forced and unconvincing.
01/26/06
as close to genre perfection as one is likely to come
11/16/05
No review available.
10/09/05
No review available.
08/12/05
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
No review available.
04/26/05
A chilling, disturbing movie.
12/04/04
No review available.
10/21/04
No review available.
06/04/04
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