Back2Bath

This movie was not as satisfying as I would have expected. It was well directed though and watching the DVD gave me an insight into how the movie incorporated the original story into it's lines. But I felt that not all of the story was included into the movie. There are a lot of parts missing and I was dissapointed that the extra little character development Stephen King put in his book was not put in the movie. I found the movie a bit silly and corny at times but the special effects were not that bad.

I just saw this film for the first time, and I must agree with the previous reviewer - Alec's l'il bro was seriously miscast in the role of a remorseless murderer! While cute during the first 27.8 seconds of the movie, Billy's Basset Hound StaresT grew a little - no, make that extremely - tiresome in very short order. His good looks didn't make up for the fact that he couldn't act his way out of a paper bag, something the producers might have considered when they were looking for someone to play the role of a sociopath.

The only actor worth watching here was Danny Aiello; in fact most of those who played cops did so with amazing credibility. The interrogation scenes were a joy to watch and actually made you believe that this is what it must really be like (unlike the usual TV in-your-face all-anger-all-the-time TV cop shows).

In the end, though, I was left with the feeling that if a good actor had played the lead it may have been a better film.