Don't watch this thinking it's going to be a horror, it's not. It is however classic Stephen King, which slowly builds with the creepy and spooky.
Unfortunately it's just very strange pacing. The start and setup feels like it goes on for over 45 minutes, there's also a weird music montage which feels like it should be the end of the film (despite nothing have happened yet), but it's not.
Wasted potential.
Unfortunately it's just very strange pacing. The start and setup feels like it goes on for over 45 minutes, there's also a weird music montage which feels like it should be the end of the film (despite nothing have happened yet), but it's not.
- Spoiler - I personally think it would have been a lot stronger had the first half been cut to like ten or fifteen minutes, and then the bulk of the film being him demanding murder of the bully, Deane and whoever else; drunk on power with this magic phone he can request murders from. And then it would've been a stronger ending if it felt like more of his character had changed when he finally disconnected from the phone and Mr Harrigan. Would've been a much bigger growth arc.
Wasted potential.