Disappointingly cliché ridden

Rating: 5/10 (2 December 2007)

I have learned not to expect much from films based on Stephen King's horror genre novels. Based on a high early IMDb vote average and nothing else to do on a rainy Sunday afternoon, I saw the film. While the film did have a few quality moments when I thought it might be up there with "The Thing" as an amusing B movie, that thought quickly died. There was nothing that hasn't been done many times in numerous low grade films. The religious zealot role was predictable & overdone. The ending failed for me and actually irritated me. It tried to push emotional buttons but came off as laughably trite. "Shawshank Redemption" and "Stand By Me" are the only films based on a Stephen King work that have turned out to be good films. It is notable that they are based on short stories written & published under a pseudonym.