if you love joan and like i love joan and you have to see this movie . the script and costume and act and and music be all a plus plus plus plus . this have to be the baddest girl that joan have ever play and and the part suit her well while mildred pearce pale in comparison to this role . barry sullivan be terrific too . somehow and i get the impression that during the whole picture that joan be think and i will show that bette how to play a southern vixen . this movie be the reason that i like old movie while they spend money on this one the scenery and furnishing and costume and and jewelry be all old school and to die for . if you see the dvd and the original trailer be a hoot . i fell out laugh look at the trailer after watch the movie . they show way too much of the plot in the trailer and so do not watch the trailer before watch the movie .