The Three Faces of Eve
Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: September 18, 1957 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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The IndependentPeter Conchie
This 1950s Hollywood examination of mental illness won an Oscar for Joanne Woodward, who plays a frumpy housewife, a sultry seductress and an urban sophisticate, giving a virtuoso performance which manages to compensate for Nunnally Johnson's flat direction. [25 Jun 1999, p.21]
60
The New YorkerPauline Kael
Shallow, but the gimmick is appealing, and Woodward's showmanship is very likable.
58
Entertainment WeeklySteve Simels
What seemed steamy in 1957 — a reasonably frank look at mental disorder and repressed sexuality — is today the stuff of Oprah. Read full review
50
Time OutGeoff Andrew
Based on a true case history of a schizophrenic - here a woman with three personalities: a slatternly housewife, a seductive flirt, and a smart, articulate woman - this is worthy but somewhat turgid and facile, a typically Hollywoodian account of mental illness. Read full review
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VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
It is frequently an intriguing, provocative motion picture, but director Nunnally Johnson's treatment of the subject matter makes the film neither fish nor foul. Johnson shifts back and forth - striving for comedy at one point and presenting a documentary case history at another. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The film is basically a two-character piece featuring Woodward and Cobb and probably would have made a very good play. Cinematically, it's lacking on several levels. Read full review
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