Great movie!

Rating: Null/10 (12 October 2007)

This was a great movie. I was a little wary about watching it, seeing as how it's from a Stephen King story. I like to read Stephen King, but to watch? Not so much. Anyway, John Cusack was great. He had to handle most of the movie by himself, with very little human interaction for his character. The supporting characters didn't have much to do, but my personal favorites out of all of them were the ghosts. Be aware that things do tend to get a little silly toward the end. I know the big emotional scenes were supposed to be the ones with his dead daughter, but I found the scene in the bathroom, with his father in the wheelchair, to be strangely compelling, and that's one I have trouble getting out of my head. Typical Stephen King fare-the man is a writer for the people. He knows what we want, and he gives it to us in his great books. Without a lot of dithering, he delivers stories to keep you on the edge of your seat. This movie is the cinematic equivalent of that. Definitely recommended for a scare on a freezing autumn night.