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Dolores Claiborne (1995) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
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San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
Dragan Antulov
Taylor Hackford and his scriptwriter Tony Gilroy are among those rare filmmakers that managed to successfully tackle with King's fiction. Dark, menacing atmosphere of King's home state of Maine the perfect setting for the unpleasant and often ...read the complete Dolores Claiborne movie review at Dragan Antulov
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Stephen King makes his living by writing horror stories, so it's odd that the most successful screen adaptations of his work are those outside the boundaries of his usual genre. Stand by Me, Misery, The Shawshank Redemption, and now Dolores Claiborne are ...read the complete Dolores Claiborne movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Ben Hoffman
Kathy Bates turns in a first class performance. No surprise there although she has to age some twenty years during the film. Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the daughter who has been estranged from her mother since the father's death, is induced to come home ...read the complete Dolores Claiborne movie review at Ben Hoffman
Steve Rhodes
Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Dolores's estranged daughter, soon appears on the scene. Being a hot shot reporter, she tries to save her mother, but her mother sticks her foot in her mouth at every turn and generally tells everybody off. At first, her ...read the complete Dolores Claiborne movie review at Steve Rhodes
Alex Fung
When the maid, Dolores Claiborne, is found brandishing a rolling pin standing over the bloody and dead body of her employer, it seems like an openandshut murder case. Upon hearing of the death via a mysterious fax, Dolores' estranged and bitter ...read the complete Dolores Claiborne movie review at Alex Fung
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Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Under a gray and brooding sky, Stephen King's Maine brings forth yet another labyrinthine tragedy in "Dolores Claiborne." This is a horror story, all right, but not a supernatural one; all of the elements come out of such everyday horrors as alcoholism, w ...read the complete Dolores Claiborne movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh have returned in a new Steven King film, Dolores Claiborne. Another departure from typical King fare, this is a tense psychological drama and character study, akin to last year's The Shawshank Redemption (also based on ...read the complete Dolores Claiborne movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
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BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Tucson Weekly (Zachary Woodruff)
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Washington Post (Hal Hinson)
You don't have to strain to see that "Dolores Claiborne," Taylor Hackford's film version of the Stephen King novel, has ...read the complete Dolores Claiborne movie review at Washington Post (Hal Hinson)
Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
Mark R. Leeper
The drama will have one more major character. Selena St. George (Jennifer Jason Leigh), daughter of Dolores Claiborne St. Georgeis a successful magazine writer who comes to Bangor to help her mother and to understand the situation. In her first visit to ...read the complete Dolores Claiborne movie review at Mark R. Leeper
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
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Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
User Reviews
by Joan E. Mamo "Joa... on September 04, 2009
A ...
by Katina Allen "KJA... on August 24, 2009
A very powerfull and moving picture one of the best kathy Bates has done,loved the ...
by B. E Jackson on July 16, 2009
Oh my goodness- THIS is a classic movie. The acting is top notch, storytelling believable and incredibly interesting, and one of those movies you will come back years from now and watch again. I guarantee you will. There's honestly not a single dull ...
by SunnyATL "SunnyAT... on May 23, 2009
There is nothing Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, nor Judy Parfitt could have done to make this a more masterful piece of American cinema. I've not one single complaint...from the opening score to the end credits, this film is perfect. Kathy deserved ...
by the People "Valan... on January 29, 2009
I can't say it any better than the others that gave this movie 5 stars so I'll just say read those reviews and ignore the 2 star reviews. They absolutely don't know what they're talking about. ...
by Catherine Darling on January 26, 2009
Perfectly cast, beautifully filmed, brilliantly acted by every actor. A stunner and a must see! Shamefully overlooked by the Oscars that year. One of Stephen King's finest along with Shawshank Redemption. ...
by willow on the hil... on October 14, 2008
This is a very good movie. It shows how someone with ...
by Madeleine S. Leve... on August 06, 2008
Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh are great in this one. A five star performance. ...
by Diane C. Lytwyn on July 13, 2008
The film is a true to life portrayal of domestic abuse, systematic dysfunction, and the incredible damage endured by a family controlled by an alcoholic sadist. For me, ultimately, the film is about what lengths a mother will go through to help her ...
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