A good, dated movie

Rating: 6/10 (12 May 2009)

I really am unable to understand why this film has got so many accolades. It has quite a number of loopholes, underdeveloped characters and not-very-extraordinary performances. The film itself looks dated and not like an A-grade movie some of the times.
The plot is really good, my credits to Stephen King, the author of the book. The thing is that most of the film is finished in conversations only. Though the conversations are interesting for a while, they get to be a bit long. The background sound was creepy but the scenes do not make you jump even once. There were some stirring moments but as a whole, not even one scene scared me.
The thing that is good about this film is that it is watchable. Jack Nicholson gives a good performance but I have seen his eccentric acts before. Shelly too does a good job but falters a bit towards the end. The kid however was a bit annoying. The camera effect could have been better. Many of the things were unexplained in the film.
I will go with a 6 for this movie. A good one-time watch.