Once again Hollywood has made a good and exciting novel into a very bad and almost embarrassing film. Good actors like George C Scott and Martin Sheen waste their talents in this waste of time. And childhood star Barrymore will most likely look back on this job as one she could have done without.
As the title might indicate, the film has a lot of pyrotechnic effects but they are not very well made and seem like an attempt to remove focus from a far from convincing story line. That is to be expected from a Stephen King adaptation but in this case the director does not seem interested in putting his personal touch on the plot.
Actually this seems like one of many films where the producers, and maybe the director, have told themselves that Stephen King's name on the poster will guarantee a box office hit. Unfortunately it does not guarantee a good film. Even by Stephen King standards it is below average.
As the title might indicate, the film has a lot of pyrotechnic effects but they are not very well made and seem like an attempt to remove focus from a far from convincing story line. That is to be expected from a Stephen King adaptation but in this case the director does not seem interested in putting his personal touch on the plot.
Actually this seems like one of many films where the producers, and maybe the director, have told themselves that Stephen King's name on the poster will guarantee a box office hit. Unfortunately it does not guarantee a good film. Even by Stephen King standards it is below average.