This is the second feature length film I've seen by director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. I chose to watch this film based on previous good ratings I've given other films by this director and to better my favorite directors by algorithm listing.
All About Eve
I don't have too much to say about such a famous movie mostly because I feel like it must have all been said before, and I would tend to agree with the general sentiments surrounding it. If you rent the DVD for this movie, you will get more special features than you can almost handle. I watched them all because I'm compulsive. I enjoyed them, but now I've heard so much about this movie, that I can't stand to take too much time to write much more about it.
I usually tend to shy away from movies about backstage theatre drama, especially involving selfish divas. People tend to write about what they know, so there are a highly disproportionate amount of backstage subject matters in movies and plays. But when the writing, acting, and everything else are the best, I guess it doesn't matter what the subject is, as long as it's the best for what it is. Mankiewicz loved the theatre yet was one of it's most its most harsh and savvy critics.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz:
Total feature length films seen: 2
Previous average film score: 10
New average film score: 9.5
Rating: 9/10