An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since the ratings were pretty decent, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of those supernatural Stephen King stories but, I have to admit it, this movie was actually rather well made. Personally, I find it difficult to take such a prespoterous story really seriously but even though there was nothing remotely extraordinary happening in this movie, I thought it was still pretty entertaining. Indeed, the whole thing looked pretty good and John Cusack gave a solid performance. That’s the issue with this kind of movies, you have to stop your brain for the whole duration and enjoy the mood and the weird stuff going on on the screen (not really my strongest point, to be honest) and then it is actually a fun ride but like most of the fantastical works coming from Stephen King, I find it rather shallow and I would rather have something more substancial like ‘Stand by Me’ ot ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. Still, to conclude, even though I’m not a huge fan, I have to admit that it is actually a decent flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10