OK, so I knew I was in for some good acting when I decided to watch whatever happened to baby Jane, I mean Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. I'm not a huge Joan Crawford fan, really because of the woman she was in real life and the kind of mother she was, but I must say that her performance here is good, and boy so is Bette Davis's. Davis was not afraid to show her ugly side in baby Jane, and she sure did show it well! The chemistry between Crawford and Davis is electric and it really works well in the movie. The costume design is great, and academy award winning I might add. The writing is rather impressive too, the writing really shows janes crazy side, and it makes it blatantly obvious exactly what makes her go absolutely crazy. Seeing her sister Blanche excel in her acting career and her own film career burning out played the major factor is Jane Hudson's snap. I think this film is directed and filmed beautifully too, the camera angles are impressive, especially for 1962. Baby Jane has a couple slow spots, and the pacing is off on a couple places, but overall it's not a huge issue. With all of that considered I give whatever happened to baby Jane a 7/10.
Review of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
