Review of The Three Faces of Eve

Viewed today you could argue that this film is fairly simplistic but in 1957 it was probably impressive not least the acting by Joanne Woodward who unashamedly snatches what is a gift role for an actress with both hands and extracts the last ounce of juice out of it. On the other hand Lee J. Cobb is equally impressive unobtrusively in the far less showier role of the psychiatrist initially bemused an then fascinated by multiple personality. In fact Nunnally Johnson - a Georgian himself, as was the real-life Eve and indeed Joanne Woodward - coaxes excellent performances out of virtually all the performers and the film stands up well overall.