A memorable Stephen King short story

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2008)

I read this short story in what feels like a decade ago. It was not that outstanding to me, but seeing it as a motion picture worked for me. I can't shake the feeling of complete and utter despair after just watching it. (The ending scene will do this to you.) All the elements were there for making it a well produced movie. The special effects were adequate, the acting was believable and worthy, and the plot was straight forward and simple. It was an entirely "what if" story complete with WTF moments and dialogue even I would have said if I was in the same situation and this is what truly makes the movie. The ending scene will take some time to erase from the brain and memory simply because it ended on a truly depressing and gloomy note. I won't spoil the plot to anyone but would recommend this movie to those who enjoyed The Host and Cloverfield. Stephen King writes a mean and lean sci-fi/fantasy short story from his Skeleton Crew collection. I would love to see them make The Jaunt a movie too.
5 of out of 5 stars from me.