This is one heck of a GREAT movie!!!

Rating: 9/10 (25 April 2008)

I checked 'contains spoilers' because I am going to say that the ending is VERY sad. That's all I will say on the ending.
So, if you haven't seen this movie yet, and if you were worried I might tell you something you didn't want to know then, rest assured, that's all I will say on the ending.
As for the movie, this is a VERY good film.
The acting is superb, you could totally connect with the people, and you genuinely worry about them. These people are very real people. I'm an avid Stephen King fan, and I have always been amazed at how SK depicts people and their personalities, and this movie stays very Stephen King the whole duration.
I absolutely enjoyed how all the characters interacted, and how they changed. For better or for worse.
About the gore. Oh, man. I was horrified. A killer horror film. i was cringing, shouting, covering my eyes, and going 'ewww'. If you like a good horror film, man, this is for you.
The story, YES. VERY good. As I've already stated, very good characters doing exactly what their character should do if they were in that situation. Nothing is too shallow, nothing is too superficial, nothing is too Hollywood. There is a sense of realism there that just sucks you into the story. Although most Stephen King stories aren't too realistic, they do have the realism that puts you right there on the scene. Whether it be through his writing, or through a good director who can translate it into a good movie. I believe that is what happened here.
If you are sick of Hollywood horror, and sick of 'the cute chick can live' plots, and sick of everything magically taken care of for no reason, and sick of shallow characters, and sick of 'you got to show some boobs in a horror flick' mentality (although boobs never hurt anyone, they are overdone) then this is the movie for you.
This movie made me back into a believer of good horror films. Yes, it can still be done.
If you haven't seen it, go watch it. trust me, if you like horror, you will love this one.