When Bette Met Mae (2014)
*** (out of 4)
Director-writer Wes Wheadon once had a very lucky moment when he managed to bring legends Bette Davis and Mae West together. This sixty-three minute feature has a couple actresses playing the legends and they pretty much lip-sync to an audio recording of the conversation that was done that night.
The new actors basically re-enact what was heard on the audio recording. This is a pretty interesting idea that also works as a documentary as there are people on hand to discuss the careers of both Davis and West. The documentary stuff really isn't anything we haven't seen before but I will admit that it was good.
The audio recording is what's going to bring film buffs to this movie and for the most part the conversation is good, although you have to wonder if either of them really thought it would be turned into a movie forty years later. The audio recording could have used subtitles at times because it was pretty hard to hear what was going on.
There are some great stories told by the legends and you can tell that Davis is the more vocal of the two with that loud and striking voice. WHEN BETTE MET MAE isn't a masterpiece and how it's presented is a bit strange at times but I must admit that it was still entertaining listening to these legends talk about their careers and disappointments.
*** (out of 4)
Director-writer Wes Wheadon once had a very lucky moment when he managed to bring legends Bette Davis and Mae West together. This sixty-three minute feature has a couple actresses playing the legends and they pretty much lip-sync to an audio recording of the conversation that was done that night.
The new actors basically re-enact what was heard on the audio recording. This is a pretty interesting idea that also works as a documentary as there are people on hand to discuss the careers of both Davis and West. The documentary stuff really isn't anything we haven't seen before but I will admit that it was good.
The audio recording is what's going to bring film buffs to this movie and for the most part the conversation is good, although you have to wonder if either of them really thought it would be turned into a movie forty years later. The audio recording could have used subtitles at times because it was pretty hard to hear what was going on.
There are some great stories told by the legends and you can tell that Davis is the more vocal of the two with that loud and striking voice. WHEN BETTE MET MAE isn't a masterpiece and how it's presented is a bit strange at times but I must admit that it was still entertaining listening to these legends talk about their careers and disappointments.