![]() Even for melodrama the dialogue is far too overwrought and the campiness gets truly bizarre and not in a good way. However, Diana Scarvid is wooden and looks like her heart wasn't in it and the rest of the cast are rather too restrained. The costumes and sets are evocative and beautifully designed, the film as far as biopics go is pretty accurate and the music score is suitably unsettling and bubbly, typical Henry Mancini. In support, a brilliant Mara Hobel is the standout as child Christina, she throws herself into the role and one does feel sorry for her. One can understand the criticisms of excessive scenery chewing, admittedly it is not a subtle performance by any stretch of the imagination but the acting style fit with how Crawford was written (one-dimensional in the first place and there was always going to be the trap of over-acting). ![]() She clearly did her homework, and sounds, looks and walks like Joan Crawford, and it is a performance that's frightening and compelling. To me, it has a good deal to admire but just as much to criticise, but can also say safely that there are far worse films out there and that it didn't deserve to sweep the Razzie Awards (the script and directing wins are understandable, but actress and supporting actress were to me undeserved) or be on worst-film lists.ĭespite her Razzie win, count me as one of those who thought that Faye Dunaway was incredible. It has its admirers but also its detractors. 'Mommie Dearest' has to be one of the most difficult to rate and controversial films there is. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 5 / 10 Very difficult to rate Despite the physical and emotional abuse Joan hurls at Christina over the course of their relationship, Christina, who often wonders why Joan adopted her seeing as to the abuse, seemingly still wants her mother's love right until the very bitter end. ![]() However, Joan sees much of her actions toward Christina as Christina purposefully provoking her. Joan's treatment of Christina is often passive-aggressive, fueled both by the highs and lows of her career, the narcissism that goes along with being an actress, and alcohol abuse especially during the low times. Joan believes that her own difficult upbringing has made her a stronger person, and decides that, while providing the comforts that a successful Hollywood actress can afford, she will not coddle Christina or her other children, she treating Christina more as a competitor than a daughter. Her lover at the time, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lawyer Greg Savitt, was able to go through a brokerage to adopt a baby girl, who would be Christina, the first of Joan's four adoptive children. ![]() Unable to bear children, Joan, in 1940, was denied children through regular adoption agencies due to her twice divorced status and being a single working person. The relationship between Christina Crawford and her adoptive mother Joan Crawford is presented from Christina's view. ![]()
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