I've just returned from mid-coast Maine, and must again watch this amazing movie. There is an unutterable pathos at the heart, it is a story of deep loneliness and love, especially the love of a mother for her child. The setting is bleak, the story believable and the acting is superb. It is a tour-de-force for Kathy Bates who is given a vehicle that allows her to show her range and genius. The pacing is just right for this type of suspense. This is a movie that I never grow tired of seeing, it is of the calibre of "The Silence of The Lambs" and "The Deerhunter", dark cinematic poetry that weaves it's spell around the viewer and haunts one long after the final credits have rolled. This film may well become a classic.
Review of Dolores Claiborne
