Powerful and moving

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2003)

The best decision made by the makers of this film was to take the screen time to establish all the characters and their relationships with each other. If they had trimmed the movie to the standard two hours, the impact of the story would've been greatly diminished. All the actors are perfectly cast and the important themes are presented in an evenhanded fashion. The emotional payoffs at the end are some of the most rewarding I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. One of the best adaptations of a Stephen King novel, 9/10.