“Now, Voyager” has all the drama and bizarre plot twists of a modern soap opera. It’s a story about coming out of your shell, but the scenario it places this trapped character in is absurd, and her ultimate transformation seems to flatly suggest that all you need to blossom is a beautified makeover.
Irving Rapper’s film stars Bette Davis in her sixth of 11 Oscar nominated roles, and she’s accurate casting because she probably has the saddest, heaviest eyes in all of Old Hollywood. But she starts the film dressed in a frumpy gown and haircut with giant glasses and a beyond timid personality. She looks like she’s wearing the outfit “Psycho’s” Mrs. Bates died in, and the overall performance is based on her transformation into looking the way Bette Davis is supposed to. Continue reading “Rapid Response: Now, Voyager”