The Little Foxes
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Movie Reviews of The Little Foxes
Movie Review: Good vs. Evil in the changing south
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are tired of the morally ambiguous films of the last few decades, here is a sharp taste of clear cut good vs. evil. You don't need black and white hats to tell the good guys from the bad. Bette Davis of course is in her element as the Queen Bee of this nasty hive. I thought it would be impossible to imagine anyone else in this role until I read here that Talullah Bankhead had originated in on Broadway. I'd like to have seen that. Elizabeth Taylor...way too nice!
Hellman was an outspoken moralist at a time when moralists were needed and she's not subtle with her messages. That's perhaps my only complaint about this brilliant film--most people do have more than one side---but that concept is probably one that has evolved since the penning of this script. I would have liked to see some internal struggle as Davis's character decided to with hold the necessary medicine for her ailing husband.
But, for the time in which it was made, it was a superb film---an intelligent script, witty brittle dialogue, great direction and a first rate cast.
Movie Review: Bette Davis at her cutting, take-no-prisoners best
Summary: 5 Stars
Like so many other old Bette Davis classics, what's left to say about "The little Foxes"? Well, in the spirit of being helpful (as all these Amazon reviews aspire to be, right?), I'll only add this: if you're worried that you're going to get a genteel costume drama that is agreeably engaging at best, think again. The writing in this film is extremely biting, to the point, incisive, and even suspenseful... one waits for the latest vitriolic comeback, sarcastic observation, and tragic, knowing comment (often about one's own character or situation), as each memorbable piece of dialogue tops the last. I was initially going to type the words "great banter" when describing the verbal interplay in this movie, but the words "great" and "banter" sound too trivial for this purpose. What comes out of these people's mouths is more like deadly swordplay, with frequent bloody contact as razor-edged steel sneaks past opposing razor-edged steel. It's quite something. Now, is that helpful to those of you who initially didn't relish the notion of watching an old Bette Davis movie with the "cute" name, "The Little Foxes"?Movie Review: The Little Foxes
Summary: 5 Stars
Adapted from Lillian Hellman's Broadway smash, the third and final collaboration between William Wyler and leading lady Bette Davis, again playing a viper in petticoats, is a poisonous, effective drama set in the turn-of-the-century South. Davis was never so wicked, playing Regina to the icy hilt. A fabulous cast and authentic 1900s detail bring Hellman's loathsome characters to vivid life. Is this what they mean by Southern hospitality?Movie Review: Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
What is there to say? The film is brilliant, soaring above merely perfect Holywood to come as close as one can to the great American tragedy. Superb performances by everyone. Why spoil it for you with details; just watch it and be overwhelmed.Movie Review: The Little Foxes
Summary: 3 Stars
This was probably one of the few of Davis' movies that seemed to lead to a suspensful climax and then plopped to a disappointment and left one hanging waiting for an end and a conclusion that never came. When it said "The End", I couldn't believe it. Though it has been hailed on Broadway as a great play by Lillian Hellman, the ending was so abrupt that one has to wonder what the brothers did as retribution for the "blackmail" their sister was holding over their heads. It seemed like an unfinished plot. One assumes the mother and daughter's relationship has ended but one isn't sure and that could have been explored further. Davis gave her usual wonderful performance, as did the other actors, but I expected perhaps better writing of Hellman since the accolades for the book were so great. I was disappointed.