An average movie

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. On paper, this sounded like a project with some great potential. Indeed, it was adapted from one of the better books written by Stephen King (I even read the damned thing later on), it was directed by David Cronenberg and the lead character was played by Christopher Walken. And, yet, even though this movie did have indeed a solid reputation, I actually had a hard time to care about the damned thing. It’s not that it was a bad movie as I always enjoyed Cronenberg’s directing style and he created once again a nice mood here. Furthermore, it was really neat to Christopher Walken playing the lead for once and he delivered as usual a solid performance. I don’t know, somehow, the whole thing felt like another silly supernatural tale coming from King and I guess, at the time, I didn’t care much for this genre. Anyway, to conclude, even though I thought it was slightly disappointing, I have to admit that it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre or if you want to see a decent adaptation from a Stephen King book.