Oh I should let my readers know right off the get go that any film that is'nt still in theatres is subject to spoil. I will try not to give to much away but no promises. This is one of those rare gems that is based on a book but is just as good....... almost. Based on a novel of the same name by our good friend Stephen King this movie version had to be, well it did'nt have to be but it was toned down a notch. No doubt to reach a wider audience or to please the studio fluff muffins. Kathy Bates plays the role of her career as a Nurse with a questionable past who live secluded outside of a mountain town who is obsessed with the author of the Misery novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan). When Sheldons car becomes snow bound after finishing the last installment of his Misery series he is rescued by (you guessed it obsessed fan) and he wakes up in a hospital bed but not in a hospital room, if ya know what I mean.
One example of tone down from book to film is when obsessed fan finds out that Paul has been out of his room and must not allow that to happen again and in the movie she breaks one of his ankles however in the book, the audience is treated to a full on hobble by axe.
This film being one of Reiners last crowning achievments (that I can think of) is an edge of your seat suspense thriller that will entertain. It's one of those movies that you won't mind watching again.
I would give this movie an 7 out of 10 with marks down on details from the novel being to audience friendly and marks up for acting (primarily Bates) and for sheer enjoyment and dark tone.
If you've seen the film I highly recommend the book, it's short for a King novel and oh what a ride.
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