Movie Review: Misery

After Paul Sheldon, a famous writer gets in a car crash during a snowstorm; He's rescued by a local woman by the name of Annie Wilkes. She goes on and on about how much she loves his 'Misery' books and how she's his number one fan. She picks up his latest book, 'Misery's Child' and gushes about how she bought the very first copy.

After reading the whole book, she came to realize she didn't like it and it wasn't how she wanted it to be. She told Paul that he was sent here to write a new book, made just for Annie. The catch. If he doesn't follow Annie's rules he'll be in big trouble. VERY BIG trouble. Paul Sheldon use to write for a living. Now he's writing to stay alive.

This movie was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It takes a lot to make me smile throughout a movie and 'Misery' made me do just that. I've read the book, written by Stephen King and it became my favorite SK book. I love when the movie follows the book and they did a great job doing that.

They've added and left out a few things but it wasn't to the extent that it ruined the movie/book. James Caan did a great job as Paul Sheldon. There were times I thought his acting was forced and didn't feel believable. It still felt that way after watching it a few times but it seems more like he was suppose to act that way. A little timid, a little off. Well, he was just kidnapped by a crazy lady.

Kathy Bates is AMAZING. I just love her. I've loved her ever since she was in Titanic as the Unsinkable Molly Brown. Kathy was pure gold in this movie. She really brought the true essence of the character to life. Her performance as Annie Wilkes gave me goosebumps. She was so creepy. It's no surprise that Kathy Bates won an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in 'Misery.'

Richard Farnsworth & Frances Sternhagen did a great job as Sheriff Buster and his wife Virginia. Their lines were so funny and so perfect that it added a little comedy into this horror/thriller without coming off cheesy. Even though they were supporting actors, their performances were still memorable and well done. This is how me and my husband will be when we're in our 70's and 80's.

The Cinematography was great. It added an eerie style to the movie and blended well with the contrast of the film. This movie is definitely one to check out. Great story, great acting and awesome one liners such as "You're going to be just fine. I'm your number one fan." or "You better hope nothing happens to me. Cause if I die, you die." I do wish they added more scenes of Annie freaking out and a little more blood. It wasn't a scary movie and I don't think it's actually considered horror, more of a suspenseful thriller. As many of you know, I have OCD, same as Annie. ;)

If my OCD ever turns sour, I would turn into Annie Wilkes and Jeremy Renner would be locked up in my basement. Thank you, Stephen King, for writing a novel about my evil twin. :D I give this movie 4 1/2 out of 5 Skulls.