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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
5/10
Successful box office film in 1962. Academy Award nominations for Costume, Sound, Black and White Cinematography, Best Supporting Role for Victor Buono, and Best Actress for Bette Davis. Davis does an excellent full-tilt job as a mean, dilutional, elderly sister.
The plot is truly ridiculous. The character creations and motivations, revealed at the end, are absurdly unsatisfying. I found it subpar as suspense. The black humor was shallow and unrooted as compared to Arsenic and Old Lace. The meanness of Bette Davis' character floated without purpose or satisfaction, blunting the sting. I didn't enjoy the film... worse than a wacko without a cause, but also without any fun.
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