From Robert Scucci
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The four most terrible words that a public figure could possibly hear are “I am your biggest fan” and the film adaptation by Stephen King from 1990 misery is one of the best examples of how an unhealthy obsession can confuse in something much more scary. While most psychological horror stories tend to concentrate on an unreliable protagonist who faces a kind of alleged demonic possession misery Is cut from a completely different cloth because we are dealing with an author of the samey who is captured by a crazy fan against his will, which is so hopelessly in love with him that there is very little space for interpretation.
But do not make a mistake than bare bones and directly like misery It may seem blushing at first, it lasts over 30 years later because this dynamic is convincingly executed by its main stars James Caan and Kathy Bates.
An effective thriller with zero fat
In the facial value, misery is a simple story to improve the complexity of his primary antagonist Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a withdrawn woman who claims to be number one author (James Caan) number one.
Paul Sheldon, who is relieved to deal with the romantic series of the same name so that he can follow other literary projects, gets into an almost fatal car accident, but only before it is “saved” by Annie.
How Paul is healthy again Misery, He learns that Annie is not just a disturbed fan who has been pursuing him for some time, but also has plans to keep him locked up in her house for an indefinite period.
If you wonder what else happens miseryThe answer is “not much”, but that is not important.
Kathy Bates is a natural force
If there is a reason for you to sit down and watch miseryIt is Kathy Bates’ representation of Annie Wilkes – a woman who is warm, motherly and gentle in a moment, but only before snapping and hostility towards Paul, who initially tries to be cooperative with his kidnapper It is, when it comes to it, it becomes clear that he may not survive the entire torture if he does not do what she says.
James Caan, who plays from Kathy Bates, as if he were held as hostage during the production of actually on the sound stage miseryPaul Sheldon awakens to live as his stoic but calculating victims of circumstances who knows that his time goes out.
And especially when things get too serious to handle it.
The intrigues of ongoing investigations next to what happens in Annie’s residence while Paul is fighting for his life has a few minutes to find out his next movements in this dangerous cat and mouse game.
Misery
Not all Stephen King Adjustments are the same (I look at them, I look at them Under the dome), but I can say that with confidence misery is one of the best that it has ever been turned. I still keep that at This is the spine tap Is Rob Reiner’s crowning glory as a director, but since we compare apples and oranges here, I have absolutely no concerns that say misery has earned its rightful place in the genre as one of the most effective thrillers of his time, which is still stopped today.
At the time of this letter you can stream misery Free on Tubi.
