DOLORES CLAIBORNE VS. MISERY !!
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aleugene — 10 years ago(November 14, 2015 07:15 PM)
I go the other way. Dolores should have been her Oscar. Not Misery. She was an one note ham in Misery(although not as bad as Jennifer Jason-Leigh in Dolores Claiborne). Misery was nothing more than a revision of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? but then, King has been known to hijack other story lines.
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cpoet — 10 years ago(February 11, 2016 08:14 AM)
Dolores Claiborne all the way. I'm so moved by Kathy Bates in DCall the levels of conflict and pain she's able to portray while maintaining that stoic exterior. Dolores is such an outcast figure in the community, the children taunt her whenever they see her. Her daughter prefers to be estranged from her, although as far as Dolores knows, the daughter is aware of the past. Her life is bound and entwined with an imperious woman who refuses to offer friendship or appreciation or adequate compensation, for decades.
How much loneliness is it possible for one person to survive?
I think we're able to get a good idea of the multi-piece set of baggage the daughter's been dragging around as well. There's even time to fit in a seesaw of loathing/sympathy for Vera and the prosecutor.
The story and the characters in
Misery
were lots of fun, but have about one-tenth the depth.
I think she would say the same. Great movie!