The Notorious Bettie Page may be nothing but a series of beautiful poses, but audiences will be more than happy with the result.

A small, strangely sweet tale well told. But this is all about Mol, who puts in a performance that gives her a very early lead on next year's Oscar race.

A portrait of the centrefold as a closed book.

Conveying neither the joy nor the agony of its subject, "The Notorious Bettie Page" emerges as a real emotional zero — shocking, coming from a director of Mary Harron’s intelligence and vision.