Review of Misery (1990) by Chris V — 06 Jan 2011

And absolutely fantastic movie. Kathy Bates is great. This is probably the best Stephen King based movie I have seen.

This review of Misery (1990) was written by Chris V on 06 Jan 2011.

Misery has generally received very positive reviews.

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