Due to all the negativity surrounding this film, I did not know what to expect, but wow this was really good! Faye Dunaway is extremely over-the-top and absolutely explosive to the point that you never notice anyone else but her on screen, and so is unbelievably entertaining. The film was entertaining to watch, it gave us this idea of what can go in inside the houses of even the richest of people. However, this is certainly not an accurate depiction of the events, and is extremely exaggerated, but nevertheless, I loved it! It was hilarious, without intending to be so. Crawford was a very complicated woman, and a great disciplinarian, but there was something else going on with her that caused her to crack. The "NO WIRE HANGERS" sequence was hilarious and creepy, and I can see why this film and this scene became camp, with Joan screaming like a madwoman over and over again and spanking her daughter with the hanger. The ending was sad; Joan watching her daughter honor her on television. This film definitely has to be one of the most quotable films ever, because several of the lines have been memorized and cherished (still not in the way intended, because the film can never be taken seriously). All in all, a deliciously entertaining (even if historically inaccurate and unevenly directed) underrated classic!
Review of Mommie Dearest
