I love Kathy Bates and James Caan! Put me down as a yes!
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Woodyanders — 4 years ago(September 27, 2021 01:00 PM)
Kathy Bates is very frightening in the scenes in which she acts crazy. Totally deserved the Oscar she won for her first-rate performance.
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Donna Acacia — 4 years ago(September 27, 2021 01:05 PM)
I know. She didn't even seem like campy at all. She seemed deadly serious. Magically. I have no idea how she transformed Annie into a real life Looney tune.
When Kathy yells that line
"I don't want her spirit! I want her! And you murdered her.."
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Woodyanders — 4 years ago(September 27, 2021 01:07 PM)
The fact that Kathy Bates played it deadly serious is precisely why Annie seems like a real crazy person instead of a campy caricature of a crazy person.
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phantomparticle — 4 years ago(September 27, 2021 10:36 PM)
Essentially a two-person tour de force with actors who can hold the screen and ramp up the tension to the breaking point between those moments when the audience is allowed to breathe.
James Caan, a forceful actor, submerges his macho image to great effect and delivers a performance of subtle intensity that perfectly balances Kathy Bates's barely controlled insanity.
A special mention of Richard Farnsworth, one of my favorite character actors, who plays the sheriff (all too briefly) before he is dispatched.
Certainly among the better King adaptations.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(September 27, 2021 11:13 PM)
I do not really get the nuances of Wilkes insanity in her calmer moments. She was this or just then that. She was mimicking Reiner’s direction on how to play the part. It is like she was shouting out at an audience, rather than being with her characters disordered mood swings.
Her stage training at that time was how she appeared to be playing her role. Anjelica Huston was better that year in The Grifters.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?