Review of All That Heaven Allows (1955) by Sausages M — 22 Jul 2011

Unintentionally hilarious, campy melodrama from the House of Sirk. Wyman and Hudson have zero chemistry and are painted as mannequins with very little to do except emote. The script is lousy and Hudson is as wooden as the trees he cares for.

Only the excellent Agnes Moorehead shines in this dreck, and sadly she doesn't get very much screen time. As a satire of 50s conformity, it just about checks all the boxes, but unfortunately falls into all the clichà (C)s as well.

So, dated, and only really good for laughs unless you're a silly housewife who's been frozen in carbonite for the past 50 years.