Enjoyed it tremendously and curious to know its effect on the US state where it takes place

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2000)

I do not like blood & guts or horror films. When I heard it was a Stephen King story, I hesitated to go. It was a one-off showing for pensioners and the youngster at the box office told me it was about death row (which is of great interest to me) and of a character who has special powers (also of interest to me). When I saw it, I was so moved by the way it was presented and the obvious possibility of the repetition of such similar circumstances - wrongly convicted etc. It also brought in the spiritual aspect of life. But, more than all that, it brought home to me the attitude of the local people who watched it as a spectacle. I hadn't realised that was the case.