Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) ***1/2

Tennessee Williams' work is frequently melodramatic but Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) falls into camp territory on more than one occassion. That's part of its charm though and it's entertaining throughout. Watching Elizabeth Taylor unravel is fun, Hepburn is her usual proud self, Clift is his usual stiff self, and the ending is total Hollywood nonsense.

For fans of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958), What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) and Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966).