Reviewing All About Eve is difficult for me, as it is most of my favorite movies. I find objectivity difficult to maintain when I’m so delighted by the very thought of the film. But maybe that’s part of a review in itself.

The story—and it’s very talky—concerns an actress verging on middle age and an up-and-coming young woman who enmeshes herself in the older woman’s life. There are jealousies, rivalries, cynical columnists, a young Marilyn Monroe looking fabulous, and above all, Bette Davis.
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