Rating of
2/4
"Misery" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 05/21/12
A reasonable suspense movie with shades of Psycho, based on an unusually restrained albeit self-absorbed novel by Stephen King. Not bad, but undeserving of it's acclaim because of the flat direction that's completely lacking in atmosphere, and predictable storyline. But the main problems for me are the plot holes; the police really need weeks to figure out that a convicted murderess who is obsessed with the man and has recently bought a typewriter and a load of paper who just happens to live nearby might possibly have something to do with his disappearance? Please. And dowdy women with a penchant for romantic fiction just aren't scary. I don't care how loopy they are...
