All About Eve

  • 1950


MOVIE IS sophisticated monochrome evangelical cynical uncomfortable
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Positive Reviews 74
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Average Rating 4.3/5
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5.0
But Davis performance is stronger than Swansons, because its less mad and more touching. Rogerebert
5.0
This is not just the finest backstage drama ever filmed, but also a compelling parable of ambition and loyalty. Common Sense Media
5.0
Joseph L Mankiewiczs film dissects the narcissism and hypocrisy of the spotlight as sharply as , but pays equal attention to the challenges of enactin .. Time Out
4.5
The movie may occasionally sound like a collage of monotone epigrams, but the depth of its social rancor is virtually unparalleled in classic film.
5.0
Mankiewiczs script and direction are superb, with dialogue so crisp and poisonous, it makes you wonder where script driven movies have gone.
5.0
Though less hard sell than 2012s Chimpanzees, Bears is still a case of nature thats Disneyfied a story that focuses on an immature male animal, a peri .. The New York Times
1.0
It may well be the best of the three, but dare we ask him to get back to acting now.Plonking Mozarts phantasmagorical opera down in the trenches of th .. Telegraph
5.0
You just knew it had to be great and that it would be great for all of us. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Forget Foreman vs. Ali, this is Baxter vs. Davis in one of Hollywoods greatest showdowns.
5.0
All About Eve is not only a brilliant and clever portrait of an actress, it is a downright funny film, from its opening scene to the final fadeout. Ny Daily News
3.5
But Mankiewicz keeps the bumpy ride going with a relentless display of backstage bitchery. Sover
5.0
All About Eve possesses one of the best screenplays ever to grace the silver screen.It also has one of the best performances by an actress in the hist .. ReelViews
5.0
The screenplay, written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also directed, may be the most biting example of hard boiled wit ever to come out of Hollywood, a .. Tv Guide
5.0
Mankiewicz keeps the material moving with his clever staging and subtle moods. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
The hoped for tone of Restoration comedy never quite materializes, perhaps because Mankiewiczs cynicism is only skin deep, but the films tinny brillia .. Chicago Reader
5.0
The dialogue is especially clever and the performances are first rate. Radio Times
5.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
4.5
But is it all an act.Only in the world of theater, with its temperamental and insecure personalities and actors who dont know when to stop acting, is ..
3.0
The title of the stage version came from Anne Baxters lines: Why, if theres nothing elsetheres applause. Emanuellevy
5.0
a smart, insightful, and darkly humorous drama about the intersections of art and show business and that insatiable appetite we call ambition Q Network
4.0
Forget Foreman vs. Ali, this is Baxter vs. Davis in one of Hollywoods greatest showdowns. Empire
5.0
It is a scenario that seems to have modeled itself on the film itself. Eye For Film
5.0
For old school Hollywood movie making at its most polished, literate and sophisticated, however, there is really nothing to match it. Bbc
4.5
It is similar to a good many films that have gone before it, but Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who wrote and directed the picture, has been so ingenious in hi .. New Yorker
4.5
Joseph Mankiewicz was Hollywoods midcentury master of comic drama, and All About Eve, from 1950, was one of his signal achievements. New Yorker
5.0
All About Eve (20th Century Fox), a needle sharp study of bitchery in the Broadway theater, is Producer Darryl F. Zanucks major bid for 1950 Oscars. Time
5.0
How about its more entertaining than ever.Its debatable whether Eve has ever been an important movie, at least outside of its place in film history, b .. Bullz-Eye
3.0
Joseph Mankiewics vision of the twisting narrative about the allures and traps of fame is so delicious its intoxicating. Coles Mithey
5.0
It is cogent that a sharp Broadway playat least a screenplay about Broadway peoplewas cradled and produced in Hollywood. Variety
5.0
Mankiewiczs inside knowledge of show business and its particular personality types gives the film an authenticity and allows for its famously devastat .. Groucho Reviews
3.5
Sigh if only Ricky Gervais could have waxed poetic on this film in 1950. 7M Pictures
5.0
Indeed, 1952s The Greatest Show on Earth is often listed as the very worst.Well see where I stand in two weeks. Ner Dist
3.5
Baxters performance doesnt contain any subtlety, however, bubbling over with evident suspiciousness and disingenuousness.
5.0
The fine acting, direction and script all add up to make this one of the few genuinely perfect movies. Three Movie Buffs
2.0
Also, I cant resist rolling my eyes in almost frenzied evangelical appreciation when Davis goes histrionic. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
5.0
George Sanders gives a wonderful performance as Addison DeWitt, a cynical drama critic who appreciates what a brilliant actor Eve is: on stage and off .. Film Guardian
5.0
Joseph L Mankiewiczs wonderfully literate 1950 classic drama of the theatrical life, All About Eve, is back in the cinema, to be savoured for its lang .. Film Guardian
2.0
Mankiewiczs 1950 gem is a wickedly cynical cocktail of laughter and deceit in which everyone has an angle to play. Guide Live
5.0
The tale it tells is as applicabletoday as it was in 1950 and as it would have been centuries ago. Cinema Sight
5.0
Lockwood is dull and Winwood annoying, but theres no lack of imagination in the storytelling. Film Frenzy
1.5
n a movie in which everyone is preoccupied with learning all about her character, she remains alluringly, dangerously unknowable. Battleship Pretension
4.6
While its attitudes toward women are dated, its wit and perceptiveness are as fresh today as they were in 1950. Web Archive
5.0
One of Hollywoods finest backstage dramas. If nothing else Davis should have been rewarded for services to the tobacco industry. Web Archive
1.5
All About Eve is in essence a play fabricated into celluloid with absolutely no feeling for pictorial style or form. OutWeek
4.5
has not had so good a role in years. She and the others are characters living in a tinsel and largely artificial world, but nevertheless there is a be .. OutWeek
4.5
A very good adult drama. It is a notable production on every count story, writing, direction and acting. OutWeek
5.0
As the young hopeful whose pretended naivete and ingratiating manners mask a hard, ruthless determination, Anne Baxter is at her dramatic best. OutWeek
5.0
One of the best send ups of the inside back stabbing and infighting that goes on in Hollywood ever put to film. Zap2it.com
4.5
All About Eve ranks among the smartest comedy dramas in many, many years. Associated Press
2.0
It is, unquestionably, one of Americas proudest moments, and before you line up for tickets to the new Adam Sandler vehicle, you may want to remind yo ..
5.0
One has a great many wealthier friends who will risk a tax deductible loss.This type is interested in art. Film Site
3.0
But Margo doesnt think much of her fans and audience: Autograph fiends, theyre not people. Film Site
4.5
In All About Eve, the ego driven world of the theatre is put under writer director Joseph Mankiewiczs witty, beautifully balanced microscope and provi .. James Wegg Review
1.5
The presence of All About Eve, while a relief, is also a sad reminder of how in certain ways movies have regressed in the past 50 years. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
The great charm of All About Eve, apart from its wit and genuine understanding of human nature, is the storys gradual unfolding. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
So breath takingly sharp and tense a story of the theater could hardly be so vital without some fragments of truth In its background. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
All About Eve is undoubtedly the best picture of the year, even better than Sunset Boulevard. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
If you miss youll miss the treat of your life. Youll miss Bette Davis in the grandest performance she ever gave as the aging actress who is case harde .. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
Unless there are Federal statutes against making wagers in the public prints, put the departmental bank book, such as it is, down on All About Eve to .. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
Dont waste your time further reading this review If you are in the mood for a motion picture at its adult best see All About Eve. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
The entire cast is noteworthy, with each player striving to outshine the others. Scenes unfold with natural ease, leaving no doubt that what develops .. Cincinnati Enquirer
1.5
All of this is pursued in the movie at much too great length (two hours and 10 minutes), but with generally sustained interest and some craftsmanship .. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
Here Is witty dialogue and an honest story that not only the actors can sink their teeth into but so can the audience. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
It is a joy to hear consistently witty and biting dialogue on the screen, spoken by actors who use the lines to color and shape their performances so .. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
What makes the story one of the most absorbing we have seen in many a long month, is the excellence of the characters drawn by the author of the play .. Cincinnati Enquirer
1.5
Get a baby sitter and go see this one. Unfortunately, Hollywood doesnt turn out enough films of this calibre. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
All About Eve should appeal to all moviegoers, but it will prove a special treat for those who know the theater, and may recognize some of the traits .. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
has produced a film that is completely sophisticated and consistently scintillating, head and shoulders above any original script I have encountered. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
With all these merits, plus a full blooded story, the picture is absorbing enough to ride over an occasional lag, satisfying enough to redeem a contri .. Content Time
4.0
Anyhow, the film could probably never be remade faithfully because nobody cares about the Theatre with a capital T anymore. Not Coming
5.0
The film gives no answers to this uncomfortable possibility and this is as it should be. Electric Sheep Magazine
5.0
Its highly polished, often witty surface hides an unenterprising plot and some preposterous human behavior. Tnr
5.0
Apart from the monochrome photography, all that dates the film is the chain smoking and the fact that these are theatre folk rather than movie stars ( .. Sky Cinema
5.0
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4.5
Never has a film, both in story and in technique, been brought more closely to the stage than All About Eve... Its appeal and its success depend almos .. Daily Telegraph (Australia ..
4.5
In the role of the elder actress, Bette Davis plays with a brilliance that not only is the best acting she has shown us, but just about the best that .. Daily Telegraph (Australia ..
4.5
Im full of praise for the penetrating characterisations, the scathing satire, the bright dialogue, the spiked humor. Daily Telegraph (Australia ..
5.0
Betty Davis gives the finest performance of her career. If there was ever any doubt in your mind that she was one of the greatest of screen actresses, .. Baltimore Afro-American
4.5
Screenwriting students, you have your Bible. Movie lovers, you have a film that is impervious to the rigors of time, not to mention an inspiration for ..
4.5
THE DELECTABLE JUDGE A delightful fantasy comedy Refreshing . . .
5.0
Bette and Anne vie for acting honors, each, in her own way, being superb in the role she plays. Ny Dn Us
5.0
The film is filled with a nice dark humor that is rare for the I Like Ike decade of filmmaking. Hub Contact Music
4.5
This is a sophisticated picture, something way, way off the beaten Hollywood track.



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