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Steven King never fails to deliver with his novels, and this movie adaptation of Misery (almost) does it justice.
It's inherently difficult for any movie adaptation to be as enjoyable as an original novel, and we see the same with this adaptation.
Like other reviewers I have read many of Stephen Kings novels long before they were adapted to the big screen. These adaptations have varied results, from brilliant to downright disappointing, and Misery seems to fall somewhere in the middle.
As a stand alone movie it's very enjoyable, the plot is quite simple, the characters are fascinating, and the acting is superb.
Kathy Bates delivers an Oscar worthy performance as Annie, a twisted, psychotic fan of a famous author, who by chance she is able to help. And this is where the movie gets very dark, with some scenes so brutal you have to look away from the screen.
I really liked this movie, yes it wasn't as good as the original Steven King novel, but if you can put this to one side, and enjoy the movie without any comparison you will not be disappointed.
It's inherently difficult for any movie adaptation to be as enjoyable as an original novel, and we see the same with this adaptation.
Like other reviewers I have read many of Stephen Kings novels long before they were adapted to the big screen. These adaptations have varied results, from brilliant to downright disappointing, and Misery seems to fall somewhere in the middle.
As a stand alone movie it's very enjoyable, the plot is quite simple, the characters are fascinating, and the acting is superb.
Kathy Bates delivers an Oscar worthy performance as Annie, a twisted, psychotic fan of a famous author, who by chance she is able to help. And this is where the movie gets very dark, with some scenes so brutal you have to look away from the screen.
I really liked this movie, yes it wasn't as good as the original Steven King novel, but if you can put this to one side, and enjoy the movie without any comparison you will not be disappointed.
This movie started so well, full of action, violence and gore, but quickly goes off the boil.
Having innocent teenagers working as assassins is not unique in movies, but having two young girls as ranked assassins offered a formula for an interesting movie.
Violet and Daisy, our two young assassins deliver a number of character traits, from innocence, caring, through to cold blooded killers.
Although the move is rated R, there is not a lot of violence at all, and this is where the problem starts for me. The short bursts of action are followed by quite slow, dull and often boring scenes, which in fairness are there for us to learn more about each assassin, but sadly are way off target.
With more action, allowing the assassins to do what they should, this could have been a much better movie, and would have deserved a higher rating from me, and many others.
I feel this is a parody of a Tarantino movie, which didn't quite deliver.
Having innocent teenagers working as assassins is not unique in movies, but having two young girls as ranked assassins offered a formula for an interesting movie.
Violet and Daisy, our two young assassins deliver a number of character traits, from innocence, caring, through to cold blooded killers.
Although the move is rated R, there is not a lot of violence at all, and this is where the problem starts for me. The short bursts of action are followed by quite slow, dull and often boring scenes, which in fairness are there for us to learn more about each assassin, but sadly are way off target.
With more action, allowing the assassins to do what they should, this could have been a much better movie, and would have deserved a higher rating from me, and many others.
I feel this is a parody of a Tarantino movie, which didn't quite deliver.
Ricky Stanicky is a fun movie to watch, if you want to sit back, relax, laugh out loud without being challenged with any complex plots.
The plot is fairly unique, but seems all to familiar with the number of goofy and cringeworthy scenes throughout this movie.
To me the overall quality of the acting was just good enough, but thankfully Ricky was able to deliver a standout performance, which based on his character was somewhat of an achievement.
John Cena playing Ricky saved this movie, and although he can be a little typecast in his roles, he actually delivers a great performance here.
Lets not kid ourselves, this movie is not going to achieve any awards, but what it does is deliver light hearted comedy with a feel good factor thrown in.
If you take this movie for what it is, you will be entertained, just don't expect much more.
The plot is fairly unique, but seems all to familiar with the number of goofy and cringeworthy scenes throughout this movie.
To me the overall quality of the acting was just good enough, but thankfully Ricky was able to deliver a standout performance, which based on his character was somewhat of an achievement.
John Cena playing Ricky saved this movie, and although he can be a little typecast in his roles, he actually delivers a great performance here.
Lets not kid ourselves, this movie is not going to achieve any awards, but what it does is deliver light hearted comedy with a feel good factor thrown in.
If you take this movie for what it is, you will be entertained, just don't expect much more.