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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) a score of 3.1180 out of 4

based on (15) reviews

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Raging Bull Movie Reviews (Mike Lorefice)

The biggest point the film makes is that our relationships with other people are so deeply rooted in what we believe is true about them. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at Raging Bull Movie Reviews (Mike Lorefice)

Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Never before or since have two such legendary actresses faced off in such a visceral manner. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

filmcritic.com (Joel Meares)

as close to genre perfection as one is likely to come ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at filmcritic.com (Joel Meares)

sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)

the grandious acting makes up for every flaw ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)

Crazy for Cinema

The main reason that drew me to watching this 30-year-old classic is the same that made it a mega-hit in 1962, the chance to watch two legendary movie stars act opposite each other for the first and only time. Crawford and Davis were huge box-office ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at Crazy for Cinema

Movie Gazette Review (Gary Panton)

This marvellous satire on the pressures of fading celebrity takes real-life fallen stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and pits them against each other in an unforgettable Hollywood showdown which manages to be bitter. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at Movie Gazette Review (Gary Panton)

filmcritic.com

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is as close to genre perfection as one is likely to come. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at filmcritic.com

Attack of the 50 Foot DVD!

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? is sort of an early warning about the dangers of child stardom: ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at Attack of the 50 Foot DVD!

BBCi - Films

It's a film that's a little slow to start and could benefit from a faster pace. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at BBCi - Films

The Terror Trap

Baby Jane should really be seen for what it really is: a chilling psychological thriller. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at The Terror Trap

Reel.com DVD review (Bonnie Fazio)

Overall though, Baby Jane remains fun, if not as suspenseful or scary as it was the year it opened. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Bonnie Fazio)

The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

The horror in the film doesn't translate so well to today's teen and twentysomething audiences. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"The film will be remembered only for the acerbic performances by the two grand old ladies of Hollywood." ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? has lost none of its power to entertain and disturb, and as such emphatically deserves the big-screen limelight for which its heroines so destructively competed. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

Edinburgh U Film Society (Martin Hunt)

Some of the slaps and kicks were supposedly real; either way the actresses mutual hate made them both give excellent performances. ...read the complete What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Martin Hunt)

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