Great King Adaption!

Rating: 8/10 (25 November 2007)

WARNING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
Frank Darabont has a talent at making Stephen King films good if not better than the novels/novellas. I myself am a big SK fan but a lot of his movies turn out to be crap, but Darabont really has the touch. This is probably the best SK horror film I've seen (better than the Shining) and second only to Shawshank. This film is unpredictable with many twists and turns and possibly the most shocking ending I have seen in a long time.
The cast in movie is spectacular, Thomas Jane may not be to well known but he does a great job playing the hero. Marcia Gay Harden is definitely my favorite, the audience actually applauded when she died. Andre Bruagher may not be in the movie for long but in the short time he is there he does an excellent job. Toby Jones and Willam Saddler's performances just made my day.
This movie was better than I had expected and I already had high hopes. This great writing, great acting and most of all a great story makes it a great movie.