Dolores Claiborne | | Cast : | Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer | | Director : | Taylor Hackford | | Studio : | Castle Rock | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | March 24, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | June 01, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | July 10, 2005 | | Summary | BEST king movie, no horror flick here. This is a great DRAMA | Content
 | Kathy Bates. We all know who she is. She starred in the classic movie misery as a mentally distured nurse and fan of her favorite writer whom she rescues and then he is help captive in her home. But Dolores Claiborne is different. It's a story about a maid
(bates) who is accused of murder for the second time, first it was her husband, then her employer (Vira Donovon) who she had worked for for many years and then became her caregiver. It's a myserty/drama and a very enjoyable film even though there are some dark moments when Dolores is having flashbacks of her alcoholic abusive husband, and her daughter who she tried to protect. Vira Donovon makes the movie special because not only is her acting oscar worthy but her character is very likeable even though she appears to be a rich bitch at the beginning, but as you get to know her character you realize she's a good person, but just doesn't take crap from anyone. So is dolores claiborne, and it's really about women. How women are treated and these two women became such good friends because not only were they alike, but they had some similar problems. It's about friendship, female bonding, and what can i say GIRLPOWER! Being tough, but doing what's right. Being a good person but learning from your mistakes. Looking out for yourself, but help others every once and a while. And never judge a book by it's cover. Jennifer Jason Leigh plays selena st george, dolores's daughter who has emotional problems and is unstable but we all find out why. This movie is underated. Maybe many of you think it's about hating men, but not really. It just focus's on women and their strength and weaknesses, and sometimes doing the wrong thing for the right reason. Dolore's husband is suppose to be an unpleasant character and you can't help but not like him at all. And everyone has the right to defend themselves and their children. No one should take that. And even if you provoke someone, you can't make anyone do anything they don't wanna do. Bottom line is, self defense is self defense. It reminds me of EYE FOR AN EYE with sally field. In real life, Cops can set up a sting, and go undercover and provoke people, but if you commit a crime you go to jail. You're responsible for your own actions. If someone intends to do you bodily harm, you have the right to defend yourself, and your children. It's justifiable homicide. This movie, dolores claiborne is thought provoking, and focus's on some important issue's. It's just a movie and it can make you feel good because no woman should ever have to accept a husband like joe. That isn't love, and it sickens me that women protect their husbands no matter what they do to your kids or them, but no one should let that happen. First accept that the sitation needs to stop, but by stopping it, you have to make hard choices. And that's what this movie is about. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 17, 2005 | | Summary | Treasure Trove of Great Acting Talent! | Content
| This movie is overflowing with brilliant acting skills by some of todays best actors. Kathy Bates brings it on home in this movie as Dolores (St.George) Claiborne. It really captures the mood of the book and is such an underated film classic. This movie has another leading lady by the name of Jennifer Jason Leigh who also delivers an oscar worthy performance. She usually does in every performance. The supporting cast includes Christopher Plummer, Judy Parfit, John C. Reilly and David Strathairn. Sometimes the mind can play tricks on us or is the mind really what helps us survive something so horrendous. Judge for yourself after the movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 08, 2005 | | Summary | Amazing movie, really sad one | Content
| There are few great movies that will make shed a tear, but this one is really great. Daughters don't know how much their mothers will go for them. They just understand their mothers when they get to be one. This movie, the place, the weather, the circumstances, is so depressive but beautiful. Dolores started to work hard out of love for her child, after that she worked because of gratitude. What a great woman and her daughter never understood her until the very end.
At the beginning I was weary about this movie because is based on Stephen King's work, but this movie really proved me wrong. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 21, 2005 | | Summary | Oscar-worthy | Content
| How this movie was awarded only 3 stars is beyond me. This movie has one of the strongest plots and the best acting that I've ever seen. There isn't much else to say except that the story unfolds in such a surprising way the first time you see it, going back and forth from drama to lightning violence is just incredible.
I'd highly recommend this movie to anyone... if they are, of course, at least 18. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 22, 2005 | | Summary | LOVED IT,GREAT THRILLER RIDE! | Content
| I really loved this movie...SOO rich,Great casting and scrip...worth every penny i paid to have this movie.A+ |
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