An average movie

To be honest, I have never been a fan of Stephen King’s work and I never really cared for his books (even though I actually read about 4 of them), or the films adapted from this books (even though I have seen about 20 of those). Still, a combination of Stephen King and John Carpenter sounded really awesome so I was really eager to check this flick. Eventually, it turned out to be one of the better Stephen King adaptations. Indeed, I really enjoyed the directing by Carpenter which was really efficient and the mood was fine with some typical Carpenter musical score. Furthermore, I really enjoyed the beginning with some rather gritty dialogues. Unfortunately, eventually, the premise was rather thin, which is something rather usual with many stories written by King. I mean, it was a good move not to explain why the car was 'doomed' but the whole thing remained rather preposterous, expecially because none of the characters was wondering at any moment why this car was acting weird. It was basically some kind of evil Herbie and it was actually rather impressive that John Carpenter managed to get a decent movie out of a such a ridiculous story. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was not one of the best movies directed by Carpenter, it was still a decent flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.