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If anything, this star-studded sequel is even sillier than the original, adding to its problems by completely recasting all the roles, combining several of them into existing characters. Carol Lynley is the heroine this time, and she leaves Peyton Place for New York to write a book about the hypocrisy of her hometown. The book causes lots of trouble back home, getting Mike (Robert Sterling) fired as principal, angering Lynley's mother (Eleanor Parker), and stirring such horrible memories in Selena (Tuesday Weld) that she brains her new boyfriend with a fireplace poker, thinking he is her dead rapist stepfather. The film really belongs to Mary Astor, in a hilarious turn as a smotheringly possessive mother. She tries to come between her son and his new bride (Luciana Paluzzi) in some unintentionally hilarious scenes, causing Paluzzi to fling herself down a ski slope in an attempt at a self-induced miscarriage. Overwrought and overblown, the film is still a treat for fans of campy "suburban sin" melodramas. Look for Bob Crane as an unctuous talk show sidekick. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Starring:: Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, (more)

Director(s):: José Ferrer

Format(s):: DVD | Digital SD
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You know, it is a turgid melodrama. And it's nowhere near as good as the original. But it is fun and a nice transfer from Fox. Watch the original first as there is much conversation about what happened in the first movie. But for all of its faults there is one towering reason to see this if you are at all interested in the art and craft of screen acting: Mary Astor (the original Brigid O'Shaughnessy opposite Bogart in "The Maltese Falcon" and so many other great screen performances). It ranks right up there as one of the great screen performances of all-time in my book. She does more with a flicker of an eye, a half-smile, or by not doing much of anything obvious than many actors whose work has been acclaimed ad nauseam by the press and public. But she nails this character perfectly. And all in a movie that's fun but not really very good. It's nice that this performance came near the end of a long and successful career. A brilliantly understated performance by a true veteran actor.

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