1950:: All About Eve

         If you are looking for that stereotypical, over- dramatic, old fashioned movie, well I have found it. All
About Eve is full of backstabbing, face slapping, and lots and lots of drama. This movie from 1950 starred Bette Davis in what is arguably her best role of her career. It also features Anne Baxter, a well known and very pretty actress for her time and , surprisingly, a young Marilyn Monroe. 

       Margo Channing (Davis) is the biggest celebrity of the theater world and one adoring fan, Eve (Baxter) gets the chance to chat with Margo in her dressing room one night. Margo automatically feels compassion on Eve because of the hard times she has been through and they become quick friends. Eve moves in with Margo and works for her. Well, in time things start getting a little weird as Eve seems to worship the ground Margo walks on and imitates her in everything. Slowly she creeps her way into other parts of Margo's life and it soon becomes apparent that Eve is not the little sweetheart everyone thought her to be. She fabricates lies, tries to steal everyone's man, and very slyly throws people under the bus. Be careful who you trust!
     All About Eve would have been much better if there wasn't SO MUCH DIALOGUE! And, the problem wasn't just the amount of dialogue, but the accents in which they spoke like they were trying to be sophisticated or whatnot. I had to have subtitles on the whole time. But even then, there was a lot of dialogue. The concept was great and the acting was great but I am torn on my opinion of it. I wanted it to be over because I was so bored of them talking, but I loved the story line. It was one of those movies that everything is revealed in the end. Did not like it that much, but I give it props for having Bette Davis and Marilyn Monroe in it. 

My final grade is B-.