Misery Review

About this episode

The episode reviews the horror film Misery, highlighting performances and thematic elements.

Don’t go anywhere, We’re about to get crackalackin on our review of Misery , one of Stephen Kings most successful and critically acclaimed novel adaptations. Synopsis When world class author Paul Sheldon takes a spill he falls under the care of Annie Wilkes, his Nurse. As Paul regains his strength to learn to walk again, he also finds himself learning to love again. Little does he know that Annie Wilkes is his #1 fan. As Annie becomes his muse for his next novel, Annie tries to remain professional and hide her true feelings. From the Director Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally comes the feel good romantic comedy of the 90’s, which asks, why unrequited love can lead to such… Misery. Review of Misery Misery is a horror movie that proves you don’t need all the bells and whistles of the genre to be truly terrifying. Sometimes all you need is one truly unhinged person and no escape. Kathy Bates performance is truly impressive and well deserving of her academy award win. She is convincingly able to portray a cavalcade of mental health disorders at the flip of a switch. Going from Manic fan girl to menacing anger, to unnerving disassociation. James Caan comparatively has light work…

People in this episode

Host: Horror Movie Talk

Topics covered

• horror movie review
• Stephen King adaptation
• mental health
• film analysis
• character study

Keywords

• Misery
• Kathy Bates
• James Caan
• Stephen King
• horror movie
• film review
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Misery, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Stephen King's Misery

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