Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne is a moving,absorbing thriller that stays with you.Kathy Bates is a revelation in the title role.She deserved another oscar.Jennifer Jason Leigh is just as good as the daughter.Christopher Plummer,Judy Parfitt and David Strathairn are also excellent.9 out of 10.

This is a haunting movie. I saw it a few years ago. Kathy Bates is very good. So is the daughter, and the woman that Dolores works for. It's all very creepy but the dialogue is good and so is the scenery and the cinematography. The story all comes together nicely.

Selena was a reporter. She had a bad relationship with her mother Dolores. They had not contact with each other for many years. It was the accidental death of her father 15 years ago that broke up the family totally. They had their respective unspoken secret. One day she learned that her mother was involved to a murder case. How to handle with the murder case made them stay together again. The stubborn cop who still thought that Dolores killed her husband would never let her go easily this time. Dolores' love for her daughter really touched my heart. Although Dolores was a tough talker, she loved Selena very much. Just take an example; she collected every article written by Selena, though they did not talk each other. Parental love for their children is great. They would do anything for their children. Kathy Bates kept her normal level and played sympathizing Dolores. Now I am eager to watch her Oscar winning film Misery. A thought-provoking family drama. 7/10

A big-city reporter (Jennifer Jason Leigh) travels to the small town where her mother (Kathy Bates) has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman that she works for as a maid. Aside from the performances of Chris Plummer, John C. Reilly and the young Selena, I really was not terribly impressed. Not that Kathy Bates did a bad job. She did a fine job. But the plot was so blah and the script did not seem to flow right... Something was missing, and it was not made up for by the mention of "Shawshank Prison" (although that helped). I would have to give this film another look to properly analyze it amongst King's other works, but frankly I have little interest in doing so.

This Stephen King inspired drama/thriller stars Kathy Bates as an abrasive Maine housemaid who is accused of murdering her elderly boss. Jennifer Jason Leigh plays her daughter who travels home from New York City when she learns the news that her mother is once again in trouble. Tensions between Leigh's and Bates' characters mount as Leigh believes that Bates killed her father years ago. There are many very compelling flashbacks that show how Bates' character was battered and demeaned daily by her husband(who is played very well by David Strathirn). This causes us to not help but feel bad for the Bates character and sympathize with her many problems. This is a good film with fine performances by all involved. For those that enjoyed the other Stephen King based film starring Kathy Bates, "Misery", then those viewers should enjoy this film.

Mother and daughter get to grips with the past. Hmmm. Old-fashioned flasher-back with swooping violins. And a right old Stephen King cheesefest - but with one outstanding element: Kathy Bates. A beautiful actress who brings this story to heights it almost doesn't deserve. Like Nicholson in The Shining. No idea what it is with King - his stuff attracts some real film talent. The daughter's performance is a real weak link, but what ya gonna do with the ridiculous trial scene toward the end? The detective is good, and the wealthy widow too, and it's charming to hear all those Maine accents. The skies looked great, and there's a lot of praise for the eclipse sequence, but I thought the masking of the dying man's cries by the flotilla's horns was more dramatic. There is one forced moment of horror, with the perverse reflection in the mirror, but really this is just a folksy family drama - which runs maybe 10 minutes too long. Overall, one merit: Kathy Bates Kathy Bates Kathy Bates.