Misery has a straight-forward, no-nonsense plot - about a fan obsessed woman (Annie Wilkes) who rescues her favorite author (Paul Sheldon) from a car wreck without telling anyone and nurses him back to health, but house-arrests him until he rewrites his latest novel to her liking. While there were really no subplots or few twists, the story really grabs your attention with the tension, suspense and well-pacing of the course of events. Kathy Bates' outstanding portrayal in the role of Annie Wilkes is something to reckon with; she grows on the audiences from her seemingly sweet personality at first after rescuing Paul Sheldon, then, creeps everybody out as you see her mental instability progress from obsession to threatening.
The suspense of Annie's unpredictability to Paul's no-escape predicament is a good edge-if-your-seat experiment. You will be left very eager to find out how everything unfolds at the end - it's a great thriller to sit down and spend the day/night with.
Grade A
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