Oh, come on, people

Rating: Null/10 (7 January 2008)

This flick is BAD, really BAD. While it may break even in initial release (although, including marketing dollars, I doubt it), this film is nothing less than a major disappointment.
First of all, Shreveport, Louisiana, does not look like Maine. Regardless of the financial incentives, it was a MAJOR mistake to film this in a Southern state. Shreveport looks like Shreveport, and the essence of Stephen King is LOCATION. The opening scene on the lake is a film-killer - horrible location. Check out that BUSY highway bridge in the background. SLOPPY.
The intentionally cheap TV-style is ludicrous, not "immediate," as the director claims. The acting is atrocious - cartoonish.
King fans, like myself, have waited years for this adaptation. THIS is NOT what I had imagined, and from the box office take, the majority of other viewers feel the same way.
Perhaps, in the future, King's short story will be filmed properly.