Review of Mildred Pierce (1945) by Vera R — 13 Oct 2007

Joan Crawford is more than just Mommie Dearest.

This review of Mildred Pierce (1945) was written by Vera R on 13 Oct 2007.

Mildred Pierce has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Mildred Pierce (1945) Movie Reviews (400)
Mildred Pierce (1945) Critic Reviews (21)
Mildred Pierce (1945) User Reviews (379)

More Reviews of Mildred Pierce

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By Kevin R (2,184) on 20 Apr 2013

I'm so smart it is a disease. Mildred Pierce's husband cheats and deserts her, leaving her with a demanding daughter…

Read Review

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By Mfb Critics (133) for Monthly Film Bulletin (149) on 08 Jan 2018

Joan Crawford presents a consistent and sustained characterisation of the harassed Mrs. Pierce fighting against relentless spiritual degradation…

Read Review

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By Bernie M (204) on 29 Dec 2017

Great movie, Miss Joan Crawford gives a stellar performance…

Read Review

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By Eric H (2,898) on 10 May 2015

Mildred Pierce is a truly amazing movie that is full of twists and turns…

Read Review

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 12 Aug 2018

This great film is a more subtle, nuanced beast than expected…

Read Review

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By Adam R (2,773) on 25 Nov 2014

Easily transcends the melodrama genre because of the twisted psychology behind the characters…

Read Review

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By Dave H (814) on 14 Aug 2014

This is basically a poor-little-rich-girl soap opera, sitting in a (probably unneccessary) murder mystery frame, but why carp when it is filmed…

Read Review

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By Jace L (117) on 31 Mar 2014

Mildred Pierce follows the titled character proving to her cheating husband she can become independent and successful…

Read Review

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By Amy R (292) on 27 Oct 2012

Sudsy melodrama, but what keeps this film lively is the way gender and power remain constantly in flux…

Read Review

Review of Mildred Pierce (1945)

By Alex F (1,325) on 16 Dec 2014

Veda is one of the worst villains ever seen in Hollywood. Mildred Pierce looked to me like one of those B movies passing as a Film Noir…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Jules and Jim (1962)

By Ninja-Sam K (4) on 09 Mar 2007

Found this incredibly dull. The only remotely standout moment was the War scene. Which was far too short…

Read Review

Review of Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 06 May 2005

A dreary, uninformative, emotionless disaster. At least Alexander had the comical benefit of Angelina Jolie hamming it up with reptiles…

Read Review

Review of The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

By Mikel. (18) on 17 Jul 2009

This is the all-time worst movie I've ever seen (all the way through). Too long, too boring, too uninteresting…

Read Review

Review of The Last King of Scotland (2006)

By Stephanies. (5) on 19 Mar 2007

While Idi Amen degraded to the status of Dictator and maniacal murderer, this movie did little to establish the foundation for his rise to…

Read Review

Review of The Discovery of Heaven (2001)

By Cátia M (19) on 12 Jul 2010

This is a very bad interpretation of a fabulous book, it doesn't provide any insight into the characters, their ideas; I highly recommend the…

Read Review

Review of Touch of Evil (1958)

By Terrence W (34) on 13 Jun 2009

This was an extremely disappointing movie…

Read Review

Review of Sweet Sixteen (2002)

By Mad M (980) on 17 Nov 2013

Meh. It doesn't press far enough in any direction to be memorable or worth watching. Good performances…

Read Review

Review of Clean, Shaven (1995)

By Nordic S (56) on 25 Sep 2008

Indie movie trying to give us insight into a schizophrenic man but is more about random moments with out any real story…

Read Review

Review of Mississippi Burning (1988)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 Jan 2019

Unfortunately, the central narrative premise of Mississippi Burning sets up the FBI as the sole heroic defender of the victims of southern…

Read Review

Review of Rocky III (1982)

By Steven1981 (209) on 21 Mar 2020

Rocky was a great film, Rocky II was by miles better than the original…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Mildred Pierce

1945

82%400 Reviews

Faceless

1988

52%9 Reviews

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994

44%388 Reviews

Godzilla

2014

64%1,194 Reviews

Trench 11

2017

53%14 Reviews

Bad Boy Bubby

1993

71%299 Reviews

Soul Men

2008

58%415 Reviews

Red Diaper Baby

2004

76%1 Review

Consenting Adults

1992

50%9 Reviews

Son of Dracula

1943

50%65 Reviews