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Summary: My favorite movie
Review: Kathy Bates gives her all, for her role as Dolores Claiborne. Accused, 15 years ago of her husbaund's death, Dolores Claiborne must restore her realationship with her daughter Selena (Jennifer Jason Liegh) who left after her father died. What brings Selena back was her mother was now accused of another murder of the woman who encouraged her to end her husbands life. But the real thing Selena comes back to find out, is the horrible secret that made her leave.
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Summary: KATHY BATES WAS ROBBED!
Review: Bates was robbed of an Oscar nomination. She's incredible as is the movie. In fact the whole cast is incredible. Don't miss it. Nice disc too though the trailer is not included.
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Summary: a must see movie
Review: One of the bestmovies I have ever seen!! They need to make more like thi
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Summary: Very filmic & arresting narrative
Review: The power of this film lies in the cinematic tone, the psychological tension among the characters, and the story-line itself. The acting is superb. The story unfolds at the end a kind of redemption, of the mother and the mother-daughter relationship. This film stimulates reflection in the contemporary male-dominated family relationships. The cinematography is excellent. Both the mother and the daughter are uniquely expressed.
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Summary: KATHY BATES IS SUPERB.
Review: Talk about an overlooked performance....In "Dolores Claiborne," Kathy Bates turns in an Oscar-caliber performance that is just as good, if not better, than her Annie Wilkes in "Misery." Timing was off on the original release of this film...It came out in early Spring and by the time Oscar voters were perusing performances, Ms. Bates was forgotten. It's too bad.... By all means, pick up this film for her acting, and for a fascinating, extremely well made film.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: Dolores Claiborne is one of my favorite Stephen King novels, and the movie was just as wonderful. The story is interesting, and the creepy Maine skies in the background add to the dreary mood so well. Kathy Bates is wonderful, as is Leigh. I highly highly recommend this movie.
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Summary: Sometimes Being A Witch Is All A Woman Has To Hang On To...
Review: Stephen King's 1992 novel comes to life with a truly great perfomance by Kathy Bates as
the title character, Dolores Claiborne, David Straitharn as her deceased husband Joe St.
George and Jennifer Jason Leigh as their prescription pill popping progeny, Selena St.
George. This film and novel are from King's writing period of evil, not examined through supernatural
forces, but like "Gerald's Game" and "Misery", the evil that human beings do to other human
beings. Even their own flesh and blood... The film opens with a fall down the stairs by Vera Donovan (Judy Parfitt, Dolores' employer
and wench of a woman, a marble rolling pin a dead body and a mailman who reports the
"goings on" to the local police detective, John Mackey, played by Christopher Plummer. Dolores is hauled in for the murder of her employer but we soon find out that this isn't the
first time Dolores has been in trouble with the law! Her husband died of unknown causes
during the solar eclipse of 1975 and many islanders think that Dolores had something to do
with the death of her abusive husband. The movie succession is filmed in many flashback sequences through the mind's eye of
Dolores that are just quite mesmerizing! Great cinematography and direction in this film, no
doubt! Did Dolores kill her husband twenty years ago? Did she also murder her badgering witch of
a boss, Vera Donovan? What family secrets are hidden and what will be the outcome of
Dolores and her daughter, Selena? Watch the film and find out for yourself! Happy Watching!
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Summary: Sometimes Being A B!tch Is All A Woman Has To Hang On To...
Review: Stephen King's 1992 novel comes to life with a truly great perfomance by Kathy Bates as the title character, Dolores Claiborne, David Straitharn as her deceased husband Joe St. George and Jennifer Jason Leigh as their prescription pill popping progeny, Selena St. George. This film and novel are from King's writing period of evil, not examined through supernatural forces, but like "Gerald's Game" and "Misery", the evil that human beings do to other human beings. Even their own flesh and blood... The film opens with a fall down the stairs by Vera Donovan (Judy Parfitt, Dolores' employer and wench of a woman, a marble rolling pin a dead body and a mailman who reports the "goings on" to the local police detective, John Mackey, played by Christopher Plummer. Dolores is hauled in for the murder of her employer but we soon find out that this isn't the first time Dolores has been in trouble with the law! Her husband died of unknown causes during the solar eclipse of 1975 and many islanders think that Dolores had something to do with the death of her abusive husband. The movie succession is filmed in many flashback sequences through the mind's eye of Dolores that are just quite mesmerizing! Great cinematography and direction in this film, no doubt! Did Dolores kill her husband twenty years ago? Did she also murder her badgering b!tch of a boss, Vera Donovan? What family secrets are hidden and what will be the outcome of Dolores and her daughter, Selena? Watch the film and find out for yourself! Happy Watching!
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Summary: LOVED IT,GREAT THRILLER RIDE!
Review: I really loved this movie...SOO rich,Great casting and scrip...worth every penny i paid to have this movie.A+
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Summary: Bates and Parfitt steal the show!
Review: These two great actresses provide a tour de force that is well worth watching!
Add that to a good Stephen King story, an ingenious screenplay adaptation and loving direction by Taylor Hackford and this is a suspense drama you will enjoy owning.
Unfortunately, the only Special Feature of note is an enthusiastic audio commentary by dircetor Hackford which ultimately turns into a 20 minute thank-you speech to acknowledge the unseen heroes of filmmaking. Just goes to show you how under-appreciated the majority of filmmaking folks are, even by Hollywood standards and within the Hollywood community. So, if that's the case, why not show some "Behind the Scenes" or "Making Of" featurettes that give us these talented folks their real due!?!
How hard could it have been to get Stephen King and/or Jennifer Jason Leigh to participate in an interview/commentary on the film? JJL, incidentally, gives a committed performance you will either love or loathe and sports one of the strangest, most unflattering hairdos in recent movie history (is it a wig!?).
Special kudoes to Cinematography, Art Direction, Wardrobe, Makeup and Casting (JJL's adolescent counterpart is TERRIFIC!).
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