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...Irish Brooklyn urchin who breaks off relations with her childhood guardians after her uncle, Jo-Jo forgets himself enough to kins her far too heatedly, on the night of her first date. Years later, after loneliness and marriage to a handsome neighborhood Romeo-turned-alcoholic, Fran, played by Faye Dunaway, finally 1masters the courage to face the past and reestablish contact with Jo-Jo (Bernie McInerney) in time of trouble. Music and flashback link the five vignetts, some of which are emotional, others farcical in their evocation of the intervals of misery, joy and boredom in Fran's life...
Alfred and Dunaway worked together 16 years ago on Alred's last play. "Hogan's Goat," in a successful production which brought both national prominence. "Hogan's Goat" also takes place in South Brooklyn, where Alfred grew...
...Irish Brooklyn of the '20s and '30s, the play traces the early life of a working-class girl, played by Faye Dunaway. The production met mixed but generally negative reviews from the dailies yesterday...
...FAYE DUNAWAY, who plays Joan, cannot be blamed for the failure of this film. She is a fine actress, and the work she invested to perfect her Joan Crawford imitation is evident throughout. Her recreation of Crawford's seductive, almost sneer-like frown is remarkable. And the make-up artists deserve credit, too, for Dunaway looks as well as acts the part. Both Diana Scarwid and Mara Hobel, who play Christina as a child and as an adult, respectively, turn in good performances. There is no problem with the acting in Mommie Dearest. The flaw is the absolute lack...
Lacking psychological intelligence or, for that matter, awareness of Hollywood sociology, Mommie Dearest is just a collection of screechy scenes further distanced by convictionless direction. Confronted by a movie without narrative tension or human interest, one is finally reduced to watching the paint dry-on Dunaway's face...