My feeling is that movies should strive to be two hours or under. After that amount of time, it's easy to lose interest. This film, just shy of two and one half hours, is an exception. 'All This..' is well done overall. Bette Davis gives her usual excellent performance which is at the heart of this story. Barbara O'Neil is also very good as her nemesis as is the amazing Charles Boyer whose chemistry with Davis is spot on. 'All This..' has a lot going on, such as adolescence, jealousy, life and death as well as coming of age, but they are all woven together into a 1940 story that is well worth seeing. Unlike most 2+ hour films, this goes by quickly and will take the viewer on an interesting voyage in the process.
Review of All This, and Heaven Too
