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FILM DETAILS | | Certificate 18 |  | Cast James Caan Kathy Bates Richard Farnsworth Frances Sternhagen Lauren Bacall |  | Directors Rob Reiner |  | Screenwriters William Goldman |  | Running Time 107 minutes |
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Misery Kathy Bates in Oscar-winning form, in the taut and often blackly comic watershed moment for Stephen King adaptations.

Plot Bed-ridden author James Caan is tortured by cock-a-doody number one fan (and Oscar winner) Kathy Bates, in a taut and often blackly comic watershed moment for Stephen King adaptations (and director Rob Reiner, before his descent into rom-com hell). Verdict There are a few holes in the plot, mainly towards the end, but from start to harrowing finish, it is blissfully apparent that Rob Reiner can indeed turn his hand to virtually anything. Roll on the Buzby Berkeley extravaganza.
 Reviewed by Philip ThomasRead The Full Empire Review » Click for the full Empire review and post your own review and rating.
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