Lida

Misery

Veteran screenwriter William Goldman expertly creates a vivid sense of reality from the situation (...) and the two leads complement each other brilliantly...

Bates, who has the film's key role, is uncanny in her ability to switch, in an instant, from sweet solicitude to savage scorn.

Director Rob Reiner is clearly more comfortable with the humor and humanity than the gory horror in King's grisly tale.

...the movie has a real kick to it.