Stephen king doesn't scare Kathy Bates. She won an Oscar as a lethal nurse in Rob Reiner's film of King's
Misery. Now she's back as a lethal house-keeper in Taylor Hackford's film of King's
Dolores Claiborne. Despite Bates' mastery at bringing unexpected depth to unhinged characters,
Dolores is a few pints low on chills and challenge. King's novel was a dexterous stunt, a first-person monologue by Dolores that exposed the soul and wit of a woman and the harsh Maine existence that formed her.
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