Sibling rivalry couldn’t probably get worse than this. As a kid Baby Jane is a vaudeville star who doesn’t care about her sister Blanche, as she grows young and takes onto the acting profession she is overshadowed by Blanche as an actress, Blanche then meets with an accident binding her to a wheel chair and Jane has to now attend to her bringing her food and helping her survive. She starts loathing Blanche even more given the situation and dreams of returning back to fame.
IMDB: 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Plot – 8/10
The plot starts in 1917 when Baby Jane is a star and Blanche is ignored, it quickly moves onto 1935 when they are both actors and then a quick jump again to 1962 where the rest of the movie takes place. Blanche played by Joan Crawford is loving, forgiving, caring and wheelchair bound and Jane played by Bette Davis is wicked, mean, rude but can move around (Hey! That rhymed) The movie has a few other characters but it’s mostly about the Jane and Blanche and how Jane goes from bad to worse to the worst, her transformation from being a pain to being insane (A rhyme again! Man, I’m on a roll today!) Is pictured amazingly and so is Blanche’s progression from the paralysed but gleeful woman to the starved, tortured victim. The movie doesn’t get slow and new turns are introduced whenever it starts to get a bit monotonous. Just when you think “Oh! So this is how it will end” you will be corrected.
The plot starts in 1917 when Baby Jane is a star and Blanche is ignored, it quickly moves onto 1935 when they are both actors and then a quick jump again to 1962 where the rest of the movie takes place. Blanche played by Joan Crawford is loving, forgiving, caring and wheelchair bound and Jane played by Bette Davis is wicked, mean, rude but can move around (Hey! That rhymed) The movie has a few other characters but it’s mostly about the Jane and Blanche and how Jane goes from bad to worse to the worst, her transformation from being a pain to being insane (A rhyme again! Man, I’m on a roll today!) Is pictured amazingly and so is Blanche’s progression from the paralysed but gleeful woman to the starved, tortured victim. The movie doesn’t get slow and new turns are introduced whenever it starts to get a bit monotonous. Just when you think “Oh! So this is how it will end” you will be corrected.
Acting – 9/10
The supporting actors do a fine job of playing the friendly neighbour, the concerned maid and the needful pianist. Joan Crawford evokes sympathy and portrays love, fear, strength and weakness all equally well but the star of the movie is definitely Betty Davis, I’m thinking that no one else could’ve played the part better even if the movie was made today. You will hate her, fear her and even sympathize when she wants you to. Brilliant!
The supporting actors do a fine job of playing the friendly neighbour, the concerned maid and the needful pianist. Joan Crawford evokes sympathy and portrays love, fear, strength and weakness all equally well but the star of the movie is definitely Betty Davis, I’m thinking that no one else could’ve played the part better even if the movie was made today. You will hate her, fear her and even sympathize when she wants you to. Brilliant!
Over all, this movie is a must watch right from the beginning to the end.
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