Product: The Dead Zone [VHS] (1983)
Rating: 4.0
THE ICE IS GONNA BREAK!!!
Although not my favorite Stephen King story, it is my favorite movie adaptation of a Stephen King story. Quite a few changes to the original book were made, but they appear to be changes for the better.What makes this movie adaptation work so well is actor Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith. His portrayal of Johnny Smith is excellent. The visions of past, present and future that Johnny Smith is able to see after being in a coma for 5 years are so convincing, mainly because Christopher Walken acts with such intensity that while watching the movie, you really believe that he is indeed a tormented soul. When searching for the town mass murderer with the local sherriff, after having a riveting extra sensory vision of who the killer was and what happened to the latest murder victim, he tells the sherriff "I was there, I saw his face, I did nothing!"Unfortunately, the DVD packaging isn't much. Only a movie preview is included with the DVD, and that's all. It would be interesting if this movie had behind the scenes commentary of some kind.