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One of the best Stephen King adaptations
“Along with The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me, Misery is one of the best adaptations of Stephen King's work. On its own terms too, it is a brilliant film with a wonderful atmosphere especially. The film looks very good, with the sets, costumes, locations and cinematography striking and suitably atmospheric. The screenplay is very fine, exploring themes such as fanatical devotion, artistic dilemmas and worthiness of commercial fiction without a psychological suspense context, while the story is always well paced and compelling.
Also outstanding is the direction of Rob Reiner. He adeptly exercises in chilling claustrophobia and allows a numerous numbers of genuine jolts. The acting is great, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth and Lauren Bacall are all great but the film belongs t” read more
Movies the giraffe watched in 2022: July (36 movies items)"Re-watch - July 7th Showtime I had to watch something with James Caan when the news broke of his passing, so what better choice than the film I first remember seeing him in? He gives a truly great performance & really brings Paul Sheldon to life. Plus he gets to go toe-to-toe with Kathy Bates, which is constantly entertaining to watch. I love Buster & Virginia too, their dynamic brings some comic relief to the film that's welcome. Misery has long been a favorite, and I'm glad he was able to hel"
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1001 Movies ... my own version (1990's) (100 movies items)" Notes: It has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. First of all, to be honest, I'm not a big fan of Stephen King, neither the books or the movies. But, fortunately, a few of these adaptations turned out to be really good and this movie was definitely one of them. In fact, for Rob Reiner, it would be his 2nd acclaimed Stephen King feature following the critical success of ‘Stand by Me’ (such a shame the guy has lost his touch as he has"
1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)" Notes: It has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. First of all, to be honest, I'm not a big fan of Stephen King, neither the books or the movies. But, fortunately, a few of these adaptations turned out to be really good and this movie was definitely one of them. In fact, for Rob Reiner, it would be his 2nd acclaimed Stephen King feature following the critical success of ‘Stand by Me’ (such a shame the guy has lost his touch as he has"
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