
With the notable exception of a well-executed drugstore sequence - shitty casting, subpar acting and production design, and a miserably botched ending turned one of Stephen King's best short stories into a mostly unsatisfying train wreck of a movie. So-so creature effects from Nicotero & Co. but not nearly enough to save this flick from a grade of C-minus at best.
ok...i have admittedly been quite harsh, perhaps moreso than is warranted. maybe i'll change my mind after a few months when the dvd comes out. i should have mentioned that this wasn't exactly what i would call a pristine viewing experience. it was a free advance screening and as such i found myself in a situation not unlike a worse than average day at the department of motor vehicles magnified by a factor of 10 or 20. i kept thinking of the hit tv show "ow! my balls!" featured in mike judge's "idiocracy." i don't give a shit if it's free, i'm never going to another one of those fucking things again.
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