They messed with a good thing

Rating: 8/10 (2 December 2007)

I saw this last night in NYC with a packed house. I loved it and thought it was a very effective genre flick. That now makes 3 Frank Darabont/Stephen King movies and I've loved all three. I only wish they'd remake The Stand, since I thought the TV movie was horrible and badly miscast. SPOILER ALERT: Why, oh, why did they mess with the ending. I distinctly remember where the novelette ended, and it was about 5 minutes before the movie ends. I ordinarily don't like ambiguous endings, but this is one movie that I would have rated a 10, if they'd left the end alone. Mr. King has had a good year, what with Room 1408 and The Mist. I hope this bodes well for From A Buick 8.