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Dolores Claiborne | Year: 1995 Classification: Drama Actors/Actresses: - Eric Bogosian - Kathy Bates - Jennifer Jason Leigh - John C Reilly - David Strathairn - Christopher Plummer A finely crafted film indeed... Let me admit this: I have never read the book and I probably never will, as I am not much of a Stephen King fan. Therefore I may not have the same view on this film, as those of you who have. Dolores Claiborne, as a movie, is surprisingly well made. I have no doubt that this is Taylor Hackford's best film yet. I am especially impressed with the visual effects he used, during the flashbacks. He paints a vivid picture of the world of Dolores Claiborne: A world of sorrow and pain. He pulls the audience into this world and never lets go. Thus, he brings us through Dolores'life and make us feel her pain. Another great thing about this film, is the acting. Kathy Bate's is as usual brilliant. CAN she even mess up a single line? Jennifer Jason Leigh plays as she is supposed to;nothing more, nothing less. Which in itself should be considered a superb performance. And I was also really pleased by the remarkable performance of Judy Parfitt, the actress who plays Vera. Truly a great portrayl of a women who is as hurt and angry as Dolores. The scene in which she reveals her deepest, darkest secret to Dolores (you who have seen the film will know what I am talking about) is truly one of the best scenes from a movie the last 20 years! She should have gotten an Oscar! Plummer, as detective Mackey is also extremely good. Especially in the finale of the film. Very intense! However, I feel there is one element of this film that so far has been largely overlooked by the other reviewers: Danny Elfman's superb score. Indeed, this score should be considered one of the finest EVER. Right up there with Herrmann's PSYCHO and Steiner's KING KONG. And I seriously mean that. Elfman's music is, perhaps more than any other element of the film, that which creates the painfull, sadly mysterious atmosphere of this movie. He uses an orchestra largely consistning of strings with added piano etc. and hereby creates a cold, stark sound which is as harsh as our lead character. Yet, he also gives us a score filled with emotion and pain, a score which makes the audience (whether consiously or subconsiously) more involved in the story and makes us feel closely connected to the characters. He creates a tention, that to this day has never been mached in any other score before or since. Still, Dolores Claiborne is not perfect (Which film is?). The script could have been fairly better penned, especially the inquest scene where Dolores is being questioned. But overall, this is a finely crated film, which has a lot to offer in the visual department, the acting and especially the score. Well done Taylor Hacford and Danny Elfman! Little Tall Island's most famous citizen Based on the novel, of the same name, by Stephen King, the movie is given more weight because of its 2 leading ladies. Dolores Claiborne (Kathy Bates) is accused of killing a town socialite, a person whom she has worked for, for quite a long time. Delores's daughter, Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), goes home to find out if her estranged mother is guilty. When Selena arrives, both women are forced to confront their difficult past. It is only a matter of time before the painful truth is revealed. Actor Christopher Plummer gives a noteworthy performance as an investigator, who only wants to see Claiborne convicted of murder, to settle an old score between them. The movie is pretty faithfull to its source material. Bates and Leigh are amazing as mother and daughter. Their scenes together are intense and very realistic. Directed by Taylor Hackford, (Devil's Advocate) the film is engaging from begining to end. The DVD has minimal extras. There are some production notes and a commentary from Hackford. In my opinion, Hackford's track, is somewhat wordy and winded. As is the case with the Advocate track, he tends to repeat himself a lot. He barely stops to take a breather. Still. that complaint aside, do not miss out on this well acted psychological thriller/drama, born from the mind of Stephen King Sometimes Being A Witch Is All A Woman Has To Hang On To... Stephen King's 1992 novel comes to life with a truly great perfomance by Kathy Bates as This film and novel are from King's writing period of evil, not examined through supernatural The film opens with a fall down the stairs by Vera Donovan (Judy Parfitt, Dolores' employer Dolores is hauled in for the murder of her employer but we soon find out that this isn't the The movie succession is filmed in many flashback sequences through the mind's eye of Did Dolores kill her husband twenty years ago? Did she also murder her badgering witch of Watch the film and find out for yourself! Happy Watching! Buy Dolores Claiborne at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Dolores Claiborne Search with the Priority Search Engine on Dolores Claiborne This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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