There's parts of Pet Sematary that are very good horror. The last twenty or thirty minutes were actually genuinely horrific--both in what happens, and in the implication that despite what's just happened, Louis had learned nothing from it. The makeup and prosthetics they used for Zelda were also really cool.
On the other hand, there were definitely parts of Pet Sematary that dragged the movie down. A lot of the performances from the adult actors were very uneven--in places, they were passable, but in others, they were horrible. The kid they got to play Ellie was so awful and so annoying that I'm glad she wasn't a huge part of this movie.
Some other reviewers have said that this isn't the worst Stephen King adaptation, and they're right to say it. It's been a hot minute since I've read the book, but this is pretty accurate to what the book was like from what I remember. It's also not the absolute worst in terms of its actual quality as a movie.
However, it's also far from the best. I don't think anyone's gonna argue that this should be the first King adaptation you see instead of Carrie (1976) or Misery. It's more like the one you watch after you've already seen the cream-of-the-crop King adaptations.
On the other hand, there were definitely parts of Pet Sematary that dragged the movie down. A lot of the performances from the adult actors were very uneven--in places, they were passable, but in others, they were horrible. The kid they got to play Ellie was so awful and so annoying that I'm glad she wasn't a huge part of this movie.
Some other reviewers have said that this isn't the worst Stephen King adaptation, and they're right to say it. It's been a hot minute since I've read the book, but this is pretty accurate to what the book was like from what I remember. It's also not the absolute worst in terms of its actual quality as a movie.
However, it's also far from the best. I don't think anyone's gonna argue that this should be the first King adaptation you see instead of Carrie (1976) or Misery. It's more like the one you watch after you've already seen the cream-of-the-crop King adaptations.