Product: The Dead Zone [VHS] (1983)
Rating: 5.0
"Haunting" sounds so cliche, "poignant" so mushy...
As a fan of S. King, I feel I often must defend myself to people who don't like "THOSE" kinds of stories. I always delight in the reaction people give who adore "Shawshank Redemption" or "Stand by Me" and are stunned by the identity of their author. "The Dead Zone" is definitely in this same category. There are enough goosebump-inducing scenes to justify the dark title. However, it is truly a story of profound loss and sacrifice. No parent can completely erase the look of the wealthy father following the incident on the ice. No woman can imagine the emotions of Sarah when her love who has been, for all intents and purposes, dead to her for five years, is alive and has picked up just where he was the day she lost him. This is a beautiful story and while Christopher Walken can be the scariest man on a movie screen, you just want to take him and hug him for all the pain he expresses throughout this film. Of course, you might be a little afraid of what he might see...