Cusack, Jackson ... Yay! But give it a miss

Rating: 4/10 (9 September 2014)

Alcoholic writer expects everyone to put up with his hallucinations. Yes, another Stephen King story.
Overall it's corny, but with some genius weird moments + way too many bloviations. In the end, nothing is explained. But we do get the sentimental back story - Daddy, do you still love me? - and the long suffering wife (very beautiful).
I haven't enjoyed a King story since I was fourteen years old, but he clearly adapts brilliantly to cinema. IMDb loves that prison movie ... you know, the one I think is just OK.
The pace was really off - at 40 mins I wondered how much further the story could go without a swift end. Eventually it slacked off to give a contrast of reality, but always with the sense we'd get back to the hallucinations. Which we did, but minus any twist or wit.
I got the sense Cusack was trying to sophisticate this up - he mentioned Kafka and looked like a puffy drunk. And what about Jackson in the final funeral scene? Appearance fee?
Watchable because of Cusack - but no scares, no jumps, no insight.