Post by Toasted Cheese on Oct 26, 2018 1:27:29 GMT
I have seen All About Eve about 4 times and Sunset Blvd. twice. Sunset is the more technically polished, is full of atmosphere and Swanson is a revelation, but I do find her performance bit too mannered for my tastes. Yes, that was part of the point, since she was a silent movie star and was very expressive and used gestures a lot. Holden was hot and I would have loved to have seen him in Eve perhaps, but overall, I find All About Eve more bewitching and compelling entertainment. In spite of its blander presentation compared to Sunset and glaring flaw when Birdie's character, played by Thelma Ritter, just suddenly disappears, I go with All About Eve. I find it more readily watchable.
I feel it is the sharp and classy script\dialogue, Bette Davis as Margo, an under-appreciated Anne Baxter as Eve and a great support cast that elevates All About Eve to the classic status it deserves. I think I find the stage milieu more interesting as well for some reason here, compared to the film industry that Sunset is deriding.
I feel it is the sharp and classy script\dialogue, Bette Davis as Margo, an under-appreciated Anne Baxter as Eve and a great support cast that elevates All About Eve to the classic status it deserves. I think I find the stage milieu more interesting as well for some reason here, compared to the film industry that Sunset is deriding.