An exploitation movie depicting the difficult mother-daughter relationship of Joan Crawford and her step daughter suffers from being much more irrelevant now, 40 after the death of its prota/antagonist.

Although Faye Dunaway’s portrayal of Crawford is extremely intensive, and she manages to steal every scene she’s in – like a real diva should – Mommie Dearest just does not hold interest to anyone unfamiliar with her character.

80’s-o-meter: 12%

Total: 38%