Review of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) by Paul N — 15 Jul 2011

Icons feast on scenery in bloated, Hollywood-gothic-on-mescaline melodrama, but bruises do lurk beneath.

This review of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) was written by Paul N on 15 Jul 2011.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? has generally received very positive reviews.

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The film remains fascinatingly warped: an extended study in decaying flesh, set to a score mordantly trying to break into Hooray for Hollywood…

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By Johnnylee T (189) on 10 Feb 2016

Hitchcockian psycho-thriller at times. Tour de force performance from Bette. Great settings, score, costumes, etc…

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By Jenna I (601) on 29 Jun 2017

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