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A heart-stopping psychological thriller, this Academy Award - winning film is on of the best horror thrillers ever. Adapted from a Stephen King novel by Oscar winning screenwriter William Goldman (Hearts in Atlantis) and directed by Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men), this suspenseful masterpiece delivers genuine chills as it draws you into the harrowing game played between two cunning minds - one as sharp as a tack and the other as blunt as a sledgehammer. Novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) doesn't remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. Nor does he remember being nursed back from unconsciousness. All he remembers is waking up in the home of Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) - a maniacal fan who is bent on keeping her favourite writer as her personal prisoner... for the rest of his cock-a-doody life!
Running Time: 103 mins
Region: 2
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Special Features: Director's Commentary, Writer's Commentary, Misery Loves Company Documentary, Musical Misery Tour, Photo Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Teaser Trailer.
Certificate: 18
My Opinion:
This is Kathy Bates at her best, as the mood swinging psychotic nurse. The suspense is killing, as you try to second guess her next move. It was well deserving of her Oscar. The only down points for the film are that it lacks action and gore, but you can't expect a high body count from a film with only two main characters.
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