★★★☆☆ John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson should make a thing of appearing in Stephen King adaptations together. This, their second rodeo, isn't in the same league as 2007's underrated 1408, but it gives the tired zombie survival horror subgenre a much-needed recharge and does more than enough to entertain as B-movie fun. The expression 'throwback' can be deployed for either positive or negative purposes, but here it's almost entirely positive. Tod Williams, a journeyman best known for Paranormal Activity 2, has managed to transfer King's very popular brand of horror with a good deal of success.
- 8/26/2016
- by CineVue
- CineVue
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