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« on: October 06, 2009, 02:56:16 am »
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I'll say I came into this movie not really expecting much. I had heard good things but just don't generally trust the opinions of others.
Review:
Acting: It's a solid acting job. It's not as if you'll get any academy awards for these performances but they were far from bad. Cusack did a convincing job in the scenes with his daughter. And everyone else had rather minor parts that you can't really notice whether they were good or not. All in all, I'd say it's above average acting. 7/10
Editing: It's a bit choppy at the beginning but it gets better. It settles everything in nicely and the changes in camera angles end up combining rather well. 6/10
Writing: I think it's one of King's better stories and I think they did a good job of bringing it to the screen. I've seen many books turned movies that are absolute trainwrecks and this isn't the case. 8.5/10
Directing: Hafstrom does a good job of getting multiple directions without any clutter or mistakes. Obviously not amazing directing or I would've mentioned that, but solid on all aspects of directing. 8/10
Final Result: This movie is just a well made movie. By no stretch amazing but far from bad. Overall, they do a fine job of...well...generally everything. It's either average or above average on all accounts and the final product shows that. I enjoyed this far more then I expected that I would. The random number generated had given C-zom and I a streak of awful movies that left a bad taste in my mouth. This was, quite simply, a breathe of fresh air. I will say I wish we would've gotten the ending shown in theaters rather then the original ending that they ended up pulling. Other then that and the slightly drawn out beginning, I had no serious problems with this movie.
7.5/10