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Bates is a great actress.Here she is a protective mother who senses things going on with her husband.This "filthy creep" takes all the hard earned money Dolores works for,and cheats his daughter out of college funds.When Joe gets drunk and crass,Dolores gets revenge and he gets his "just desserts";We find out Joe has been molesting selena,his innocent daughter.Dolores gets in law trouble.A
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Brian Lowry
Variety
Deftly cutting between the past and the present, director Taylor Hackford manages to establish a compelling mood and pace even though the pic lacks a thriller's true "Aha!" moment Full Review
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
The movie is given unusually wide dimension by director Taylor Hackford, who creates a subtly scary drama that emphasizes character over caricature (in most cases) and plausibility over formulaic stupidity (again, in most cases). Full Review
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
Taylor Hackford's film version of the Stephen King novel, has a whopping list of shortcomings -- and yet it still manages to be an engrossing, unsettling and, at times, powerful psychological thriller. Full Review
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
Although the forced ending, which seems deigned to create an unnatural moment of triumph, weakens the climactic catharsis, it doesn't diminish the naked honesty which forms the foundation of Dolores Claiborne. Full Review
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
Written as a book-length harangue from its heroine's point of view, and directed efficiently by Taylor Hackford, Dolores Claiborne has become a vivid film that revolves around Ms. Bates's powerhouse of a performance. Full Review
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