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The Dark Half
1993
Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton) is a happily married family man with a successfully two-faced career as a writer. On the one hand, he publishes respected but poorly-selling scholarly works under his own name. It is under the name George Stark, however, that he sells millions of books with his signature strain of extremely .. Read more
| Starring | Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Julie Harris, Michael Rooker |
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| Director | George A. Romero |
| Genres | Horror |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Cult zombie director George A Romero liberally sprays round the scare freshener in his adaptation of Stephen King's popular horror novel. Timothy Hutton does his finest work in years as bestselling writer Thad Beaumont, whose emerging supernatural side manifests itself in the form of a brutal serial killer and starts stalking the New England family home. Sadly, after Romero successfully develops the premise, making it both possible and frightening by twisting the usual slasher genre conventions, he spoils the build-up with a ridiculously overblown ending. Compelling stuff until it goes wildly off its apocalyptic rails.
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Proof that not all films derived from Stephen King's books need be intellectually banal and cinematically dull.... read more on Time Out
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A literary twist on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but only of minor interest; it neither shocks nor thrills.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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keeps you on the edge a classic stephen king, like all his stories worth a watch
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A REAL SURPRISE
not one of the best films but i have seen worse
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Effective horror
Surprisingly effective horror with some good scares and plenty of jump scenes. The film stays fairly true to the book and Timothy Hutton has fun in a dual role. Well worth a rental for Stephen King fans.
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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not bad
this film isnt too bad,but its old i allways read what poeple write about them but they must be easly pleased,i have seen this film years ago ,its a a ok watch.
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Effective horror
Surprisingly effective horror with some good scares and plenty of jump scenes. The film stays fairly true to the book and Timothy Hutton has fun in a dual role. Well worth a rental for Stephen King fans.
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keeps you on the edge a classic stephen king, like all his stories worth a watch
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A REAL SURPRISE
not one of the best films but i have seen worse
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Effective horror
Surprisingly effective horror with some good scares and plenty of jump scenes. The film stays fairly true to the book and Timothy Hutton has fun in a dual role. Well worth a rental for Stephen King fans.
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[Highly rated reviewer]
not bad
this film isnt too bad,but its old i allways read what poeple write about them but they must be easly pleased,i have seen this film years ago ,its a a ok watch.
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Just about OK
Was'nt sure at first,however stuck with it.Couple of shocks and as said,just about worth a watch.
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Not as good as the book...
It's fair to say that films are never as good as the novels they're based on and this film really highlights that fact.
I read the book (which is fantastic) and couldn't wait to see the film, but i was utterly disappointed.
I know that directors have their own take on the book and they usually stick to their own perception but in my opinion the film left out some crucial details and changed some if the characters characters i.e in the book George Stark is someone to be afraid of and intimidated by but in the film he is just cheesy and laughable.
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Oh Dear!
This is one of those films that had been on my list to watch for ages. Being a Stephen King fan and with it being a George A Romero film, I was really looking forward to seeing it but Oh Dear what a disappointment.
It was so slow and dull that I actually struggled to stay awake!
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0 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Just didnt cut it
Worth seeing for Stephen King fans, but for me, it just was not real enough.
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Cult zombie director George A Romero liberally sprays round the scare freshener in his adaptation of Stephen King's popular horror novel. Timothy Hutton does his finest work in years as bestselling writer Thad Beaumont, whose emerging supernatural side manifests itself in the form of a brutal serial killer and starts stalking the New England family home. Sadly, after Romero successfully develops the premise, making it both possible and frightening by twisting the usual slasher genre conventions, he spoils the build-up with a ridiculously overblown ending. Compelling stuff until it goes wildly off its apocalyptic rails.
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Proof that not all films derived from Stephen King's books need be intellectually banal and cinematically dull.... read more on Time Out
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A literary twist on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but only of minor interest; it neither shocks nor thrills.
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