Misery

**Fantastic. Brilliantly brutal. Love this.**

There are few horror movies that actually scare me, but this one is legitimately unnerving.

Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is an author who gets in a bad car accident. Fortunately, he was rescued by a nurse named Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates). It's unfortunate that she's literally a crazed fan. Who refuses to let him go, now that she has him. It's also unfortunate that Paul is about to release a book that kills off Annie's favorite character named Misery.
Now that she has Paul, she can have him start his book from scratch, the way she prefers or else.

for second time i am watching this didnt been boring

My Review of ‘Misery’ in 3 Sentences:

1. After this rewatch, I was reminded even more how incredible Kathy Bates is.

2. After this rewatch, it dawned on me that Paul Sheldon handled everything rather calmly the entire time.

3. This will always be one of the best Stephen King films.

Watching this for the 4th time around and getting better every time has given it a place in my top films XD

One of the best Stephen King adaptations. Bates and Cann are great in it, and make it as tense and suspenseful as it is. The isolation helps a lot too.

Lifted from the pages of Stephen King's novel by the same name, this movie captivates and entrances for the whole of its runtime. The scene with [spoiler]the sledgehammer and the hobble[/spoiler] is one of those which has made its way into the cultural zeitgeist, even without its context. Usually, I'd recommend a read-and-watch pairing of the novel and the movie, but you don't need to because they are both so similar; either way you choose to consume this content you'll get the whole story.

This probably seemed like a silly little plot back in the day, but in an age where it has become normalized for imbeciles to harass creators on the internet, I cannot come to any other conclusion besides this being incredibly predictive and ahead of its time.
It has two great characters at the center (I like how unpredictable Annie is) and both actors do a fantastic job.
It’s sometimes on the brink of going into comedic territory, but it never passed that threshold for me.
Even the filmmaking holds up quite well; the cinematography and lighting still look atmospheric and it has some incredibly tense moments that are very well built up.
My only issue is the subplot with the sheriff, which feels undercooked. They probably should’ve spent a little more time on developing that stuff.

8/10

From director Rob Reiner comes the intense suspense thriller Misery. Based on a Stephen King novel, the story follows famed novelist Paul Sheldon who’s rescued from a car crash by an obsessed fan; but things take a dark turn when he discovers that he’s being drugged and is locked in his room. James Caan and Kathy Bates both give strong performances; particularly Bates, who does a good job at subtly moving from eccentric fan and psychopath. And Reiner effectively builds tension and suspense quite well; especially in showing Sheldon’s captivity and isolation. Still, there are some problems with the script, such as the underdeveloped subplot of the sheriff’s investigation and the rushed conclusion. Yet despite its flaws, Misery is a frightening horror film.