Here's the thing, I am not a Stephen King fan. I don't like his books or his movies/tv shows adaptations. Every single one turned out to be a huge disappointment. As soon as I see his name I move on to something else because even if (and that's a big if) the story is alright usually the ending is awful. I'm also not a Johnny Depp fan. He's ok in crazy roles like "Alice in Wonderland" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" but other than that I always found him to be a little dull.
With that said, I still watched the movie because I was really bored and there wasn't anything better to watch.
To my big surprise, the opposite of what I expected happened. I expected the movie to be interesting and the ending to be awful but as it turned out, the movie was mostly boring (and slow paced) and the ending was alright. I figured it out before Mort did but it explained a lot. Like, for example, if you're being stalked by a crazy dangerous person who killed your dog why won't you use that buttload of money of yours to move out of your remote completely insecure home? Or at least hire someone serious to protect you and not one guy who comes once a day to look under your bed before you go to sleep!
To the movies creators credit, they changed Stephen King's ending. I read the book ending and it was way worse. I definitely prefer the movie ending. With that said, ending is NOT the only thing that matters. Half the movie we watch Johnny Depp doing absolutely nothing (sleeping, eating, staring at his computer) or doing stupid things like listening to Shotter or driving all the way to his ex's house and without taking the magazine. Granted, the ending explains it but it doesn't change the fact that I was mostly bored. So while watchable I can't give it higher than 6/10.
Oh and btw, if a guy is suspected of his wife and her boyfriend/fiancé disappearance I'm pretty sure the cops would take a good look at his property. Especially if it's a big/remote location. That's when you use dogs! The sheriff may be old but he didn't strike me as dumb, but I maybe that's just me.
To my big surprise, the opposite of what I expected happened. I expected the movie to be interesting and the ending to be awful but as it turned out, the movie was mostly boring (and slow paced) and the ending was alright. I figured it out before Mort did but it explained a lot. Like, for example, if you're being stalked by a crazy dangerous person who killed your dog why won't you use that buttload of money of yours to move out of your remote completely insecure home? Or at least hire someone serious to protect you and not one guy who comes once a day to look under your bed before you go to sleep!
To the movies creators credit, they changed Stephen King's ending. I read the book ending and it was way worse. I definitely prefer the movie ending. With that said, ending is NOT the only thing that matters. Half the movie we watch Johnny Depp doing absolutely nothing (sleeping, eating, staring at his computer) or doing stupid things like listening to Shotter or driving all the way to his ex's house and without taking the magazine. Granted, the ending explains it but it doesn't change the fact that I was mostly bored. So while watchable I can't give it higher than 6/10.
Oh and btw, if a guy is suspected of his wife and her boyfriend/fiancé disappearance I'm pretty sure the cops would take a good look at his property. Especially if it's a big/remote location. That's when you use dogs! The sheriff may be old but he didn't strike me as dumb, but I maybe that's just me.